CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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6.4 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component HTTP Response Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Buffer overflow in the browser kernel in Google Chrome before 2.0.172.33 allows remote HTTP servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted response.
The weakness was disclosed 06/23/2009 with Google (Website). The advisory is shared for download at googlechromereleases.blogspot.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-2121 since 06/19/2009. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.
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 39492 (Google Chrome < 2.0.172.33 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.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chrome.google.com. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at googlechromereleases.blogspot.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (51307) and Tenable (39492). The entry 3993 is pretty similar.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
- 0.2.149.29
- 0.2.149.30
- 0.2.152.1
- 0.2.153.1
- 0.3.154.0
- 0.3.154.3
- 0.4.154.18
- 0.4.154.22
- 0.4.154.31
- 0.4.154.33
- 1.0.154.36
- 1.0.154.39
- 1.0.154.42
- 1.0.154.43
- 1.0.154.46
- 1.0.154.52
- 1.0.154.53
- 1.0.154.59
- 2.0.156.1
- 2.0.157.0
- 2.0.157.2
- 2.0.158.0
- 2.0.159.0
- 2.0.172
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4
VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.4
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 39492
Nessus Name: Google Chrome < 2.0.172.33 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 900380
OpenVAS Name: Google Chrome Web Script Execution Vulnerabilites - Jun09
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: chrome.google.com
Patch: googlechromereleases.blogspot.com
Timeline
06/19/2009 🔍06/22/2009 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: google.comProduct: google.com
Advisory: googlechromereleases.blogspot.com
Organization: Google
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-2121 (🔍)
X-Force: 51307 - Google Chrome HTTP response buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityTracker: 1022429 - Google Chrome Buffer Overflow in Processing HTTP Responses Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
SecurityFocus: 35462 - Google Chrome HTTP Response Handling Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 35548 - Google Chrome HTTP Response Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 55278 - Google Chrome Unspecified HTTP Response Handling Overflow
Vupen: ADV-2009-1656
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Entry
Created: 07/17/2009 18:07Updated: 03/17/2021 10:57
Changes: 07/17/2009 18:07 (80), 09/28/2016 09:25 (7), 03/17/2021 10:52 (8), 03/17/2021 10:57 (1)
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