CVE-2009-2578
Google Chrome 2.x through 2.0.172 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...
Google Chrome 2.x through 2.0.172 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long Unicode string argument to the write method, a related issue to CVE-2009-2479.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Google Chrome 2.x through 2.0.172 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long Unicode string argument to the write method, a related issue to CVE-2009-2479.
- Record
CVE-2009-2578- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Google Chrome 2.x through 2.0.172 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long Unicode string argument to the write method, a related issue to CVE-2009-2479.
- Record
CVE-2009-2578- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-2573 No score
Google Chrome 2.x through 2.0.172 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long Unicode string argument to the write method, a related issue to CVE-2009-2479.
- Record
EUVD-2009-2573- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rr84-5976-78qm No score
Google Chrome 2.x through 2.0.172 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...
Google Chrome 2.x through 2.0.172 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long Unicode string argument to the write method, a related issue to CVE-2009-2479.
- Record
GHSA-rr84-5976-78qm- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-2578 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Google Chrome, published July 22, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.82%, the 57th percentile. No source names a fixed version.