VDB-10162 · CVE-2013-2906 · BID 62752

Google Chrome prior 30.0.1599.66 HRTFElevation.cpp audioBusMap race condition

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Google Chrome (Web Browser). This vulnerability affects the function HRTFElevation::audioBusMap of the file platform/audio/HRTFElevation.cpp. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple race conditions in the Web Audio implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 30.0.1599.66, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to threading in core/html/HTMLMediaElement.cpp, core/platform/audio/AudioDSPKernelProcessor.cpp, core/platform/audio/HRTFElevation.cpp, and modules/webaudio/ConvolverNode.cpp.

The weakness was disclosed 09/04/2013 by Wander Groeneveld (Garage4Hackers) with Georgia Tech Information Security Center as confirmed changelog entry (Website). The advisory is available at chromiumcodereview.appspot.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-2906 since 04/11/2013. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 70265 (FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (e5414d0c-2ade-11e3-821d-00262d5ed8ee)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 166720 (OpenSuSE Security Update for chromium (openSUSE-SU-2014:0065-1)).

Upgrading to version 30.0.1599.66 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chrome.google.com. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at chromium.googlesource.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be patching the affected component. A possible mitigation has been published 4 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (70265). The entries 9992, 10161, 10163 and 10164 are pretty similar.

Productinfo

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Web Browser

Vendor

Google

Name

Chrome

License

free

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 70265
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (e5414d0c-2ade-11e3-821d-00262d5ed8ee)
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OpenVAS ID: 892794
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2785-1 (chromium-browser - several vulnerabilities
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Upgrade: Chrome 30.0.1599.66
Patch: chromium.googlesource.com

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04/11/2013 🔍
09/04/2013 +146 days 🔍
09/09/2013 +5 days 🔍
10/01/2013 +22 days 🔍
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10/02/2013 +1 days 🔍
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04/30/2019 +2036 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: chromiumcodereview.appspot.com
Researcher: Wander Groeneveld (Garage4Hackers)
Organization: Georgia Tech Information Security Center
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-2906 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 62752 - Google Chrome Prior to 30.0.1599.66 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 55087 - Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 96951

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/09/2013 17:19
Updated: 04/30/2019 11:31
Changes: 09/09/2013 17:19 (90), 04/30/2019 11:31 (1)
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