Google Chrome: First security flaws corrected

Google has made an automatic update of its browser, Chrome, correcting some critical security vulnerabilities. The editor provides details and creates a blog to inform users of changes to the software.A week after the launch of Chrome, Google has given few details on two critical security holes sealed three days ago.The first hole (called SaveAs) was in the handling of files with very long names, can we read in the security bulletin released by Google. The second was that of Web site addresses displayed in the shaded box that appears at the bottom left of the browser window when the user positions the mouse pointer over a link.The vulnerabilities could be exploited to launch attacks, leading to the blocking of machines victims overflow the buffer. In this type of attack, once paralyzed machines, hackers take control.Google is opening a dedicated blogAlongside these two critical flaws, Google has plugged other, less serious. One plant was equipped with a computer when the Chrome user typing "about:%" in the address bar. A web page containing this text into a hyperlink and can block the browser from the simple overview of the pointer over the link.After having remained silent at first on these faults, the editor of search engine finally opts for the opening. To promote its browser, it creates a blog dedicated Google Releases Chrome, which is a preferred source of information for users, as its author says Mark Larson, Chrome program manager.It will present all kinds of announcements and technical details on the automatic updates of the software. Google shows meet the demand of the public who wishes to know the exact nature of the changes gradually introduced for the purpose of improvement.