VDB-108660 · CVE-2017-5054 · BID 97220

Google Chrome up to 57 v8 HTML Page memory corruption

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Google Chrome up to 57 (Web Browser). Affected is some unknown processing of the component v8. The manipulation as part of a HTML Page leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An out-of-bounds read in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.133 for Linux, Windows, and Mac, and 57.0.2987.132 for Android, allowed a remote attacker to obtain heap memory contents via a crafted HTML page.

The bug was discovered 03/29/2017. The weakness was published 10/27/2017 by Jeonghoon Shin with Zimperium zLabs (Website). The advisory is shared for download at security.gentoo.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-5054 since 01/02/2017. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 01/04/2023). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 16 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 101624 (Fedora 26 : chromium (2017-49f828d4b1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 236313 (Red Hat Update for chromium-browser Security (RHSA-2017:0860)).

Upgrading to version 57.0.2987.133 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (101624). Similar entries are available at 108658, 108659, 108661 and 108662.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Nessus ID: 101624
Nessus Name: Fedora 26 : chromium (2017-49f828d4b1)
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for chromium FEDORA-2017-ff6940bf63
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 57.0.2987.133

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01/02/2017 🔍
03/29/2017 +86 days 🔍
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04/14/2017 +16 days 🔍
07/17/2017 +94 days 🔍
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01/04/2023 +1895 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: FEDORA-2017-49f828d4b1
Researcher: Jeonghoon Shin
Organization: Zimperium zLabs
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-5054 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 97220 - Google Chrome and Chrome OS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Created: 10/27/2017 19:45
Updated: 01/04/2023 15:48
Changes: 10/27/2017 19:45 (68), 12/01/2019 08:22 (8), 01/20/2021 20:01 (12), 01/04/2023 15:42 (3), 01/04/2023 15:48 (1)
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