Google Chrome up to 63 WebAssembly HTML Page type conversion
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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7.4 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability has been found in Google Chrome up to 63 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component WebAssembly. 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. The summary by CVE is:
Type confusion in WebAssembly in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 63.0.3239.84 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
The bug was discovered 12/06/2017. The weakness was presented 08/28/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at access.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-15413 since 10/17/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/04/2023). 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 48 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 106236 (FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (1d951e85-ffdb-11e7-8b91-e8e0b747a45a)), 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 370678 (Google Chrome Prior to 63.0.3239.84 Multiple Vulnerabilities).
Upgrading to version 63.0.3239.84 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (106236).
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4
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Class: Type conversionCWE: CWE-704
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Nessus ID: 106236
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (1d951e85-ffdb-11e7-8b91-e8e0b747a45a)
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OpenVAS ID: 862004
OpenVAS Name: Google Chrome Security Updates(stable-channel-update-for-desktop-2017-12)-Linux
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Chrome 63.0.3239.84
Timeline
09/13/2017 🔍10/17/2017 🔍
12/06/2017 🔍
01/22/2018 🔍
01/23/2018 🔍
08/28/2018 🔍
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08/29/2018 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: google.comProduct: google.com
Advisory: RHSA-2017:3401
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2017-15413 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 100914 - Tcpdump CVE-2017-12997 Denial of Service Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 08/29/2018 07:01Updated: 05/04/2023 19:30
Changes: 08/29/2018 07:01 (79), 03/18/2020 17:40 (3), 05/04/2023 19:30 (4)
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