Chromium Bug Crashes Browsers Worldwide: Is Your Browser Safe?
A critical bug in Chromium’s Blink engine allows browsers to crash in seconds, causing chaos for billions worldwide. Security researcher Jose Pino’s exploit, Brash, highlights the issue that affects nine major browsers. It won’t lead to ransomware but could still ruin your day and your open tabs.
Hot Take:
Someone give Blink a Red Bull because it’s crashing harder than a college student during finals week. With a bug that can freeze your browser faster than Elsa in “Frozen,” it’s safe to say that Blink is living up to its name—blinking out of existence when you need it most!
Key Points:
- A critical bug in Chromium’s Blink engine can crash browsers, causing denial-of-service conditions.
- Researcher Jose Pino created a PoC exploit named “Brash” to demonstrate the flaw.
- The bug affects Chromium versions 143.0.7483.0 and later, impacting browsers like Chrome, Edge, and Brave.
- Due to the absence of throttling on document.title updates, the bug floods the main thread with updates.
- Browsers using non-Chromium engines like Firefox and Safari are immune to this attack.
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