Google Chrome 31.0.1650.63 Form Control FormAssociatedElement.cpp formRemovedFromTree resource management

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Google Chrome 31.0.1650.63 (Web Browser). This vulnerability affects the function FormAssociatedElement::formRemovedFromTree of the file html/FormAssociatedElement.cpp of the component Form Control Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Use-after-free vulnerability in the FormAssociatedElement::formRemovedFromTree function in core/html/FormAssociatedElement.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 32.0.1700.76 on Windows and before 32.0.1700.77 on Mac OS X and Linux, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging improper handling of the past names map of a FORM element.

The weakness was disclosed 12/11/2013 by Atte Kettunen (lpilorz) with OUSPG as 326854 (Website). The advisory is available at code.google.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-6641 since 11/05/2013. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/08/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 75257 (openSUSE Security Update : chromium (openSUSE-SU-2014:0243-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 122879 (Debian Security Update for chromium-browser (DSA 2862-1)).

Upgrading to version 32.0.1700.76 or 32.0.1700.77 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 databases at X-Force (90398) and Tenable (75257). The entries 11958, 11959, 11960 and 11961 are pretty similar.

Affected

  • Google Chrome 31.0.1650.63
  • WebKitGTK+ 2.2.3/2.3.3/2.3.4

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 75257
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : chromium (openSUSE-SU-2014:0243-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 702862
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2862-1 (chromium-browser - several vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 32.0.1700.76/32.0.1700.77

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11/05/2013 🔍
12/11/2013 +36 days 🔍
01/14/2014 +34 days 🔍
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01/16/2014 +2 days 🔍
01/16/2014 +0 days 🔍
01/19/2014 +3 days 🔍
06/13/2014 +145 days 🔍
06/08/2021 +2552 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: 326854
Researcher: Atte Kettunen (lpilorz)
Organization: OUSPG
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-6641 (🔍)
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X-Force: 90398
Vulnerability Center: 43006 - Google Chrome for Windows, Linux and MacOS X Remote DoS and Code Execution Vulnerability Related to FORM Elements, High
SecurityFocus: 64805 - Google Chrome Prior to 32.0.1700.76 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 101988

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/16/2014 11:59
Updated: 06/08/2021 10:34
Changes: 01/16/2014 11:59 (90), 05/19/2017 11:02 (5), 06/08/2021 10:34 (3)
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