Google Chrome prior 68.0.3440.75 URL Formatter Domain Name data processing

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A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component URL Formatter. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a data processing vulnerability (Domain Name). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-19. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Incorrect handling of confusable characters in URL Formatter in Google Chrome prior to 68.0.3440.75 allowed a remote attacker to perform domain spoofing via IDN homographs via a crafted domain name.

The bug was discovered 07/24/2018. The weakness was shared 01/09/2019 by Natalie Silvanovich with UC Berkeley (Website). The advisory is shared at debian.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-6166 since 01/23/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful 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 06/26/2023). 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 databases at Tenable (111407) and SecurityFocus (BID 104887†).

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Domain Name
Class: Data processing / Domain Name
CWE: CWE-19
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 111407
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (b9c525d9-9198-11e8-beba-080027ef1a23)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 68.0.3440.75

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01/23/2018 🔍
07/24/2018 +182 days 🔍
07/24/2018 +0 days 🔍
07/27/2018 +3 days 🔍
07/30/2018 +3 days 🔍
01/09/2019 +163 days 🔍
01/09/2019 +0 days 🔍
01/10/2019 +1 days 🔍
06/26/2023 +1628 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: RHSA-2018:2282
Researcher: Natalie Silvanovich
Organization: UC Berkeley
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-6166 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 104887 - Google Chrome Prior to 68.0.3440.75 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

Entryinfo

Created: 01/10/2019 09:40 PM
Updated: 06/26/2023 07:46 AM
Changes: 01/10/2019 09:40 PM (79), 04/28/2020 10:26 AM (5), 06/26/2023 07:46 AM (4)
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Cache ID: 3:C06:40

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