Attention Chrome users in India!
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-IN) recently issued a security alert regarding vulnerabilities in older versions of Google Chrome.
These vulnerabilities could potentially allow hackers to steal your data or compromise your device.
Denial-of-Service (DoS): Hackers could disrupt your computer's normal function, making it difficult or impossible to use.
Data Theft: Sensitive information like login credentials or financial details could be stolen if your browser is not secure.
Attention Chrome users in India! The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-IN) recently issued a security alert regarding vulnerabilities in older versions of Google Chrome. These vulnerabilities could potentially allow hackers to steal your data or compromise your device.
What's the Risk?
The vulnerabilities identified by CERT-IN can be exploited by attackers in a few ways:
Remote Code Execution: Malicious actors could potentially take control of your computer by tricking you into visiting a compromised website.
Denial-of-Service (DoS): Hackers could disrupt your computer's normal function, making it difficult or impossible to use.
Data Theft: Sensitive information like login credentials or financial details could be stolen if your browser is not secure.
The CERT-IN mentions: “These vulnerabilities exist in Google Chrome for Desktop due to Use after free in Media Session, Dawn & Presentation API; Out of bounds memory access in Keyboard; Out of bounds write in Streams API and Heap buffer overflow in WebRTC. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by persuading a victim to visit a specially crafted Web page.Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the targeted system.”
