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
Published Nov 12, 2009
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.25%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 3.0.195.21
- 0.2.149.27
- 0.2.149.29
- 0.2.149.30
- 0.2.152.1
- 0.2.153.1
- 0.3.154.0
- 0.3.154.3
- 0.4.154.18
- 0.4.154.22
- 0.4.154.31
- 0.4.154.33
- 1.0.154.36
- 1.0.154.39
- 1.0.154.42
- 1.0.154.43
- 1.0.154.46
- 1.0.154.48
- 1.0.154.52
- 1.0.154.53
- 1.0.154.59
- 1.0.154.65
- 2.0.156.1
- 2.0.157.0
- 2.0.157.2
- 2.0.158.0
- 2.0.159.0
- 2.0.169.0
- 2.0.169.1
- 2.0.170.0
- 2.0.172
- 2.0.172.2
- 2.0.172.8
- 2.0.172.27
- 2.0.172.28
- 2.0.172.30
- 2.0.172.31
- 2.0.172.33
- 2.0.172.37
- 2.0.172.38
- 3.0.182.2
- 3.0.190.2
- 3.0.193.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 2.25% (0.02254) | 82.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.25% (0.02254) | 80.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.52% (0.04518) | 88.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 57.10% (0.57102) | 97.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 6, 2023 | 57.10% (0.57102) | 97.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 64.17% (0.64174) | 97.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 84.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 83.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 66.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=23979 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://codereview.chromium.org/243115 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://codereview.chromium.org/261022 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://codereview.chromium.org/download/issue243115_2002.diff x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://codereview.chromium.org/download/issue261022_1.diff x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2009/11/stable-channel-update.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37273 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securethoughts.com/2009/11/using-blended-browser-threats-involving-chrome-to-steal-files-on-your-computer/ x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.osvdb.org/59742 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507713 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36947 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3159 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54171 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.