Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 12, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2009-3933
CVE-2009-3933
Description
WebKit before r50173, as used in Google Chrome before 3.0.195.32, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a web page that calls the JavaScript setInterval method, which triggers an incompatibility between the WTF::currentTime and base::Time functions.
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Vulnerability mechanics
References
12- codereview.chromium.org/339039nvdPatch
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2009/11/stable-channel-update.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detailnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/43068nvd
- src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/branches/195/src/webkit/webkit.gypnvd
- src.chromium.org/viewvc/chromenvd
- trac.webkit.org/changeset/50173nvd
- www.osvdb.org/59745nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212nvd
- bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cginvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54297nvd
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