WebCore/bindings/v8/custom/V8DOMWindowCustom.cpp in WebKit before r52401, as used in Google Chrome before 4.0.249.78, allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via vectors involving the window.open method.

Various bugs in webkit have been fixed. The CVE id's are :

CVE-2009-0945, CVE-2009-1681, CVE-2009-1684, CVE-2009-1685, CVE-2009-1686, CVE-2009-1687, CVE-2009-1688, CVE-2009-1689, CVE-2009-1691, CVE-2009-1690, CVE-2009-1692, CVE-2009-1693, CVE-2009-1694, CVE-2009-1695, CVE-2009-1696, CVE-2009-1697, CVE-2009-1698, CVE-2009-1699, CVE-2009-1700, CVE-2009-1701, CVE-2009-1702, CVE-2009-1703, CVE-2009-1709, CVE-2009-1710, CVE-2009-1711, CVE-2009-1712, CVE-2009-1713, CVE-2009-1714, CVE-2009-1715, CVE-2009-1718, CVE-2009-1724, CVE-2009-1725, CVE-2009-2195, CVE-2009-2199, CVE-2009-2200, CVE-2009-2419, CVE-2009-2797, CVE-2009-2816, CVE-2009-2841, CVE-2009-3272, CVE-2009-3384, CVE-2009-3933, CVE-2009-3934, CVE-2010-0046, CVE-2010-0047, CVE-2010-0048, CVE-2010-0049, CVE-2010-0050, CVE-2010-0052, CVE-2010-0053, CVE-2010-0054, CVE-2010-0315, CVE-2010-0647, CVE-2010-0051, CVE-2010-0650, CVE-2010-0651, CVE-2010-0656, CVE-2010-0659, CVE-2010-0661, CVE-2010-1029, CVE-2010-1126, CVE-2010-1233, CVE-2010-1236, CVE-2010-1386, CVE-2010-1387, CVE-2010-1388, CVE-2010-1389, CVE-2010-1390, CVE-2010-1391, CVE-2010-1392, CVE-2010-1393, CVE-2010-1394, CVE-2010-1395, CVE-2010-1396, CVE-2010-1397, CVE-2010-1398, CVE-2010-1399, CVE-2010-1400, CVE-2010-1401, CVE-2010-1402, CVE-2010-1403, CVE-2010-1404, CVE-2010-1405, CVE-2010-1406, CVE-2010-1407, CVE-2010-1408, CVE-2010-1409, CVE-2010-1410, CVE-2010-1412, CVE-2010-1413, CVE-2010-1414, CVE-2010-1415, CVE-2010-1416, CVE-2010-1417, CVE-2010-1418, CVE-2010-1419, CVE-2010-1421, CVE-2010-1422, CVE-2010-1729, CVE-2010-1749, CVE-2010-1757, CVE-2010-1758, CVE-2010-1759, CVE-2010-1760, CVE-2010-1761, CVE-2010-1762, CVE-2010-1763, CVE-2010-1764, CVE-2010-1766, CVE-2010-1767, CVE-2010-1769, CVE-2010-1770, CVE-2010-1771, CVE-2010-1772, CVE-2010-1773, CVE-2010-1774, CVE-2010-1780, CVE-2010-1781, CVE-2010-1782, CVE-2010-1783, CVE-2010-1784, CVE-2010-1785, CVE-2010-1786, CVE-2010-1787, CVE-2010-1788, CVE-2010-1789, CVE-2010-1790, CVE-2010-1791, CVE-2010-1792, CVE-2010-1793, CVE-2010-1807, CVE-2010-1812, CVE-2010-1813, CVE-2010-1814, CVE-2010-1815, CVE-2010-1822, CVE-2010-1823, CVE-2010-1824, CVE-2010-1825, CVE-2010-2264, CVE-2010-2295, CVE-2010-2297, CVE-2010-2300, CVE-2010-2301, CVE-2010-2302, CVE-2010-2441, CVE-2010-3116, CVE-2010-3257, CVE-2010-3259, CVE-2010-3312, CVE-2010-3803, CVE-2010-3804, CVE-2010-3805, CVE-2010-3808, CVE-2010-3809, CVE-2010-3810, CVE-2010-3811, CVE-2010-3812, CVE-2010-3813, CVE-2010-3816, CVE-2010-3817, CVE-2010-3818, CVE-2010-3819, CVE-2010-3820, CVE-2010-3821, CVE-2010-3822, CVE-2010-3823, CVE-2010-3824, CVE-2010-3826, CVE-2010-3829, CVE-2010-3900, CVE-2010-4040

The version of Google Chrome installed on the remote host is earlier than 4.0.249.78.  Such versions are reportedly affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

  - A pop-up blocker bypass. (Issue #3275)

  - Cross-domain theft due to CSS design error.
    (Issue #9877)

  - Browser memory error with stale pop-up block menu.
    (Issue #12523)

  - An unspecified error allows XMLHttpRequests to     directories. (Issue #20450)

  - An unspecified error exists related to escaping     characters in shortcuts. (Issue #23693)

  - Renderer memory errors exist when drawing on canvases.
    (Issue #8864, #24701, #24646)

  - An image decoding memory error. (Issue #28566)

  - An unspecified error exists that could result in failure     to strip 'Referer'. (Issue #29920)

  - An unspecified cross-domain access error. (Issue #30666)

  - An unspecified bitmap deserialization error.
    (Issue #31307)

  - An unspecified browser crash related to nested URLs.
    (Issue #31517)

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
75629	openSUSE Security Update : libwebkit (openSUSE-SU-2011:0024-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	critical
53764	openSUSE Security Update : libwebkit (openSUSE-SU-2011:0024-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	critical
44317	Google Chrome < 4.0.249.78 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Windows	high

Detections

Analytics

CVE-2010-0661

high

Tenable Plugins

critical

critical

high