Google Chrome up to 63 Omnibox input validation

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A vulnerability has been found in Google Chrome up to 63 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Omnibox. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Insufficient policy enforcement in Omnibox in Google Chrome prior to 63.0.3239.84 allowed a remote attacker to perform domain spoofing via IDN homographs in a crafted domain name.

The bug was discovered 12/06/2017. The weakness was disclosed 08/28/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at access.redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-15425 since 10/17/2017. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/06/2023). 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 databases at Tenable (106236) and SecurityFocus (BID 100914†).

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Status: Not defined

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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 63.0.3239.84

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09/13/2017 🔍
10/17/2017 +33 days 🔍
12/06/2017 +50 days 🔍
01/22/2018 +47 days 🔍
01/23/2018 +0 days 🔍
08/28/2018 +216 days 🔍
08/28/2018 +0 days 🔍
08/29/2018 +1 days 🔍
05/06/2023 +1711 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: RHSA-2017:3401
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2017-15425 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 100914 - Tcpdump CVE-2017-12997 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 08/29/2018 07:01 AM
Updated: 05/06/2023 07:25 AM
Changes: 08/29/2018 07:01 AM (78), 03/18/2020 07:45 PM (3), 05/06/2023 07:25 AM (4)
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Cache ID: 3:370:40

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