Google Chrome up to 70.0.3538.102 GPU HTML Page use after free

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Google Chrome (Web Browser). Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component GPU. The manipulation as part of a HTML Page leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Incorrect object lifetime calculations in GPU code in Google Chrome prior to 70.0.3538.110 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

The bug was discovered 11/19/2018. The weakness was released 06/27/2019. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-17479 since 09/25/2018. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/01/2024). 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 119097 (Google Chrome < 70.0.3538.110 Vulnerability), 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 371327 (Google Chrome Prior To 70.0.3538.110 Use After Free Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 70.0.3538.110 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (119097). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-136945, VDB-136944 and VDB-136942. 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
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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 119097
Nessus Name: Google Chrome < 70.0.3538.110 Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 70.0.3538.110

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09/25/2018 🔍
11/19/2018 +55 days 🔍
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11/23/2018 +4 days 🔍
06/27/2019 +216 days 🔍
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08/01/2024 +1862 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: chromereleases.googleblog.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-17479 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-17479
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-136946
SecurityFocus: 105959
OSVDB: - Google Chrome GPU code execution

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/27/2019 09:48 PM
Updated: 08/01/2024 09:31 PM
Changes: 06/27/2019 09:48 PM (44), 06/28/2020 10:19 AM (27), 10/08/2023 02:51 PM (4), 10/08/2023 02:52 PM (1), 08/01/2024 09:31 PM (17)
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