The browser native UI in Google Chrome before 17.0.963.83 does not require user confirmation before an unpacked extension installation, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted extension.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3055
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74215
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15033
• http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=117736
• http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/03/stable-channel-update_21.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00000.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/48512
• http://secunia.com/advisories/48527
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-19.xml
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52674
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026841