VDB-108664 · CVE-2017-5070 · BID 98861

Google Chrome up to 59 v8 HTML Page type conversion

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A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome up to 59 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component v8. The manipulation as part of a HTML Page leads to a type conversion vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-704. The product does not correctly convert an object, resource, or structure from one type to a different type. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Linux, Windows, and Mac, and 59.0.3071.92 for Android, allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.

The bug was discovered 06/05/2017. The weakness was shared 10/27/2017 by Andrey Kovalev with Qihoo 360 Vulcan Team (Website). The advisory is shared for download at security.gentoo.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-5070 since 01/02/2017. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. 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 37 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 101583 (Fedora 26 : qt5-qtwebengine (2017-1e34da27f3)), 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 276787 (Fedora Security Update for qt5-qtwebengine (FEDORA-2017-a7a488d8d0)). This issue was added on 06/08/2022 to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a due date of 06/22/2022:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Upgrading to version 59.0.3071.86 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 (101583). The entries 108663, 108665, 108666 and 108667 are related to this item.

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Class: Type conversion
CWE: CWE-704
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Nessus Name: Fedora 26 : qt5-qtwebengine (2017-1e34da27f3)
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OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for chromium-native_client FEDORA-2017-b8d76bef4e
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Upgrade: Chrome 59.0.3071.86

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Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: FEDORA-2017-1e34da27f3
Researcher: Andrey Kovalev
Organization: Qihoo 360 Vulcan Team
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-5070 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1038622
SecurityFocus: 98861 - Google Chrome Prior to 59.0.3071.86 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Created: 10/27/2017 19:46
Updated: 01/04/2023 16:32
Changes: 10/27/2017 19:46 (82), 12/01/2019 08:32 (2), 01/20/2021 20:08 (3), 01/04/2023 16:24 (3), 01/04/2023 16:32 (1)
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