Google Chrome prior 68.0.3440.75 on MacOS WebGL HTML Page deserialization
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7.4 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability has been found in Google Chrome on MacOS (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component WebGL. The manipulation as part of a HTML Page leads to a deserialization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-502. The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Improper deserialization in WebGL in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 68.0.3440.75 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
The bug was discovered 07/24/2018. The weakness was published 01/09/2019 by Natalie Silvanovich with UC Berkeley (Website). The advisory is shared at debian.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-6162 since 01/23/2018. 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 06/26/2023). 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 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 111407 (FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (b9c525d9-9198-11e8-beba-080027ef1a23)), 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 371097 (Google Chrome Prior To 68.0.3440.75 Multiple Vulnerabilities).
Upgrading to version 68.0.3440.75 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 (111407). Similar entries are available at 115410, 127496, 128918 and 128961.
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Class: DeserializationCWE: CWE-502 / CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 111407
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (b9c525d9-9198-11e8-beba-080027ef1a23)
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Chrome 68.0.3440.75
Timeline
01/23/2018 🔍07/24/2018 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: google.comProduct: google.com
Advisory: RHSA-2018:2282
Researcher: Natalie Silvanovich
Organization: UC Berkeley
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-6162 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 104887 - Google Chrome Prior to 68.0.3440.75 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 01/10/2019 21:36Updated: 06/26/2023 07:22
Changes: 01/10/2019 21:36 (80), 04/28/2020 10:04 (5), 06/26/2023 07:22 (4)
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