Cross-Domain Image Timing Attack in Google Chrome 11

Cross-Domain Image Timing Attack in Google Chrome 11

CVE-2011-2599 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Google Chrome 11 does not block use of a cross-domain image as a WebGL texture, which allows remote attackers to obtain approximate copies of arbitrary images via a timing attack involving a crafted WebGL fragment shader.

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