Google Chrome 31.0.1650.57 Alias URL Prerendering prerender_contents.cc denial of service

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Google Chrome 31.0.1650.57 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown part of the file prerender/prerender_contents.cc of the component Alias URL Prerendering Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Google Chrome before 31.0.1650.63 allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other impact via unknown vectors.

The weakness was published 11/01/2013 as 313435 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at googlechromereleases.blogspot.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-6637 since 11/05/2013. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 71254 (Debian DSA-2811-1 : chromium-browser - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 166599 (OpenSuSE Security Update for Chromium (openSUSE-SU-2013:1927-1)).

Upgrading to version 31.0.1650.63 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chrome.google.com. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (71254). Further details are available at code.google.com. Similar entries are available at 11377, 11378, 11379 and 11380.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499

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Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 71254
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2811-1 : chromium-browser - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 892811
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2811-1 (chromium-browser - several vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 31.0.1650.63

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: 313435
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-6637 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1029442
SecurityFocus: 64078
Secunia: 55942 - Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 100591

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/06/2013 09:49
Updated: 06/02/2021 19:19
Changes: 12/06/2013 09:49 (78), 05/15/2018 10:20 (7), 06/02/2021 19:19 (3)
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