Google Chrome prior 70.0.3538.67 AppCache HTML Page input validation

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A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component AppCache. The manipulation as part of a HTML Page 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:

Incorrect refcounting in AppCache in Google Chrome prior to 70.0.3538.67 allowed a remote attacker to perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.

The bug was discovered 10/16/2018. The weakness was presented 11/14/2018 by Samuel Gross (xisigr) (Website). The advisory is shared for download at chromereleases.googleblog.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-17462 since 09/25/2018. 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 06/06/2023). 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 8 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 118373 (RHEL 6 : chromium-browser (RHSA-2018:3004)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 176520 (Debian Security Update for chromium-browser (DSA 4330-1)).

Upgrading to version 70.0.3538.67 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 (118373). See 126809, 126810, 126811 and 126812 for similar entries.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 118373
Nessus Name: RHEL 6 : chromium-browser (RHSA-2018:3004)
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Upgrade: Chrome 70.0.3538.67

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: RHSA-2018:3004
Researcher: Samuel Gross (xisigr)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-17462 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 105666 - Google Chrome Prior to 70.0.3538.67 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Created: 11/15/2018 07:52
Updated: 06/06/2023 11:50
Changes: 11/15/2018 07:52 (78), 04/12/2020 17:23 (6), 06/06/2023 11:50 (4)
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Cache ID: 18:EAD:103

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