Address Spoofing Flaw Allows Google’s Chrome Websites Impersonation
A new vulnerability has been found in Google’s Chrome browser that allows attackers to impersonate websites of groups like the Better Business Bureau, PayPal and even Google.
Researcher Liu Die Yu of the TopsecTianRongXin research lab in Beijing says the spoofing vulnerability is the result of faulty code inserted by programmers from the Mountain View, California. According to The Register, Apple Safari is not vulnerable in the same way although same engine (webkit) is being used.
As researchers proof of concept demonstrates, it is in fact possible to send Chrome users to a page under his control while causing the browser’s address bar to display the domain name bbb.org.
A Google representative says Chrome’s spoofing vulnerability is a “known issue” that will be fixed in an update that will be pushed to end users soon.
Credit: Dan Goodin, The Register
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