CVE-2009-3931

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-20 Input Validation
Publication date:
12/11/2009
Last modified:
09/04/2025

Description

Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in browser/download/download_exe.cc in Google Chrome before 3.0.195.32 allows remote attackers to force the download of certain dangerous files via a "Content-Disposition: attachment" designation, as demonstrated by (1) .mht and (2) .mhtml files, which are automatically executed by Internet Explorer 6; (3) .svg files, which are automatically executed by Safari; (4) .xml files; (5) .htt files; (6) .xsl files; (7) .xslt files; and (8) image files that are forbidden by the victim's site policy.

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 3.0.195.21 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.2.149.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.2.149.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.2.149.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.2.152.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.2.153.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.3.154.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.3.154.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.4.154.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.4.154.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.4.154.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.4.154.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:1.0.154.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:1.0.154.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:1.0.154.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*