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TI-2009-02464 Aliases CVE-2009-2578GHSA-rr84-5976-78qm

Google Chrome 2.x through 2.0.172 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service…

Priority LOW 24CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Google Chrome 2.x through 2.0.172 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long Unicode string argument to the write method, a related issue to CVE-2009-2479.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0082 57th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 6

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:2.0.156.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.156.1VulnerableGoogle
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:2.0.157.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.157.0VulnerableGoogle
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:2.0.157.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.157.2VulnerableGoogle
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:2.0.158.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.158.0VulnerableGoogle
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:2.0.159.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.159.0VulnerableGoogle
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:2.0.172:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.172VulnerableGoogle
  • cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:2.0.156.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.156.1 Vulnerable ·Google
  • cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:2.0.157.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.157.0 Vulnerable ·Google
  • cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:2.0.157.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.157.2 Vulnerable ·Google
  • cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:2.0.158.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.158.0 Vulnerable ·Google
  • cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:2.0.159.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.159.0 Vulnerable ·Google
  • cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:2.0.172:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.172 Vulnerable ·Google

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-2578
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rr84-5976-78qm

References

Other 1

  • TI-2025-09686 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-07390 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2024-04898 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2024-04600 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2024-04346 Use after free in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2023-05824 Integer overflow in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
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Sources

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