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Google Chrome Polishes Its First Security Update

Last week, Google released its shiny new Chrome browser. However, before the week finished, Google also had to issue a patch for one of security's most common -- and most well-known to developers -- application security issues: a buffer overflow vulnerability that would make it possible for an attacker to completely take over your system.

According to this advisory from security firm SVRT-Bkis, they found a critical buffer overflow in Google Chrome that would enable an attacker to take complete control of an unpatched system.

From the advisory:

Type of Issue : Buffer Overflow.

Affected Software : Google Chrome 0.2.149.27.

Exploitation Environment : Google Chrome on Windows XP SP2.

Impact: Remote code execution.

Rating : Critical.

Description :
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when handling the "SaveAs" function. On saving a malicious page with an overly long title (