Google Chrome prior 65.0.3325.146 Omnibox input validation

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A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Omnibox. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Incorrect handling of confusable characters in Omnibox in Google Chrome prior to 65.0.3325.146 allowed a remote attacker to spoof the contents of the Omnibox (URL bar) via a crafted domain name.

The bug was discovered 03/06/2018. The weakness was released 11/14/2018 by Abdulrahman Alqabandi (lokihardt) with Tencent (Website). The advisory is shared at chromereleases.googleblog.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-6078 since 01/23/2018. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. 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 06/06/2023). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 107221 (Google Chrome < 65.0.3325.146 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 65.0.3325.146 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 (107221). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 126842, 126843, 126844 and 126845.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 107221
Nessus Name: Google Chrome < 65.0.3325.146 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS)
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OpenVAS ID: 880848
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Update for Chromium openSUSE-SU-2018:0704-1 (Chromium)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 65.0.3325.146

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01/23/2018 🔍
03/06/2018 +42 days 🔍
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06/06/2023 +1664 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: RHSA-2018:0484
Researcher: Abdulrahman Alqabandi (lokihardt)
Organization: Tencent
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-6078 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 103297 - Google Chrome Prior to 65.0.3325.146 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/15/2018 07:53
Updated: 06/06/2023 15:12
Changes: 11/15/2018 07:53 (74), 04/13/2020 08:27 (7), 06/06/2023 15:12 (4)
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