Google Chrome up to 68.0.3440.75 WebRTC HTML Page out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Google Chrome. This affects an unknown part of the component WebRTC. The manipulation as part of HTML Page leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-16083. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component WebRTC. The manipulation as part of a HTML Page leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An out of bounds read in forward error correction code in WebRTC in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.81 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page.

The bug was discovered 09/04/2018. The weakness was published 01/09/2019 by Natalie Silvanovich with Google Project Zero (Website). The advisory is available at chromereleases.googleblog.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-16083 since 08/29/2018. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. 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 117333 (Google Chrome < 69.0.3497.81 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 236961 (Red Hat Update for chromium-browser (RHSA-2018:2666)).

Upgrading to version 69.0.3497.81 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 databases at Exploit-DB (45444), Tenable (117333) and SecurityFocus (BID 105215†). Similar entries are available at VDB-123326, VDB-128858, VDB-128859 and VDB-128860. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 117333
Nessus Name: Google Chrome < 69.0.3497.81 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 69.0.3497.81

Timelineinfo

08/29/2018 🔍
09/04/2018 +6 days 🔍
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09/04/2018 +0 days 🔍
09/06/2018 +2 days 🔍
01/09/2019 +125 days 🔍
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01/10/2019 +1 days 🔍
08/02/2024 +2031 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: RHSA-2018:2666
Researcher: Natalie Silvanovich
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-16083 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-16083
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-128870
SecurityFocus: 105215 - Google Chrome Prior to 69.0.3497.81 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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

Created: 01/10/2019 11:19 AM
Updated: 08/02/2024 12:44 PM
Changes: 01/10/2019 11:19 AM (76), 04/27/2020 02:40 PM (9), 06/23/2023 02:15 PM (4), 08/02/2024 12:44 PM (17)
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Cache ID: 18:762:40

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