Google Reveals Chrome Security Patch Details
Google has had its hands full patching all the problems that have cropped up in Chrome. Initially the company wasn't too forthcoming with the details of the fixes but, as of today, Google has released more details on the issues that have been fixed.
Google has had its hands full patching all the problems that have cropped up in Chrome. Initially the company wasn't too forthcoming with the details of the fixes but, as of today, Google has released more details on the issues that have been fixed.
The first patch fixed a vulnerability in handling long file names, called the SaveAs vulnerability, and the second a vulnerability in dealing with the Web site addresses displayed in Chrome's status area when the user hovers over a link. Google fixed two lesser security issues, too. First was an issue in which typing "about:%" in the address bar could crash the computer. Second was to prevent the user's desktop from being the default download directory to mitigate "the risk of malicious cluttering of the desktop with unwanted downloads, which can lead to executing unwanted files," Larson said.
