Stable Update: Fix Google Chrome not Starting
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Google Chrome's Stable channel has been updated to 3.0.195.33 to fix a potential issue that could cause Google Chrome to stop working and a security issue.
This release removes a dependency on a Windows library (t2embed.dll) that is not required by Google Chrome. If that library is missing or the user does not have permission to read it, earlier versions of Google Chrome would fail silently.
Security Fix:
CVE-2009-2816 Custom headers incorrectly sent for CORS OPTIONS request
A malicious web site operator could set custom HTTP headers on cross-origin OPTIONS requests.
Credit: Apple Security
Mitigations:
- A victim would need to visit a page under an attacker's control.
- The OPTIONS attribute is not widely supported by servers.
Mark Larson, Google Chrome Team