Google Chrome 10.x Style numeric error

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A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome 10.x (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Style Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Integer overflow in WebKit, as used on the Research In Motion (RIM) BlackBerry Torch 9800 with firmware 6.0.0.246, in Google Chrome before 10.0.648.133, and in Apple Safari before 5.0.5, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors related to CSS "style handling," nodesets, and a length value, as demonstrated by Vincenzo Iozzo, Willem Pinckaers, and Ralf-Philipp Weinmann during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2011.

The weakness was shared 03/14/2011 by Willem Pinckaers with ZDI (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at googlechromereleases.blogspot.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-1290 since 03/06/2011. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 52657 (Google Chrome < 10.0.648.133 Code Execution), 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 165723 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for libwebkit (SUSE-SU-2012:1605-1)).

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 even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (66052) and Tenable (52657). The entry 56783 is related to this item.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Nessus ID: 52657
Nessus Name: Google Chrome < 10.0.648.133 Code Execution
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OpenVAS ID: 69328
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2192-1 (chromium-browser)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: chrome.google.com
Patch: googlechromereleases.blogspot.com
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Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: googlechromereleases.blogspot.com
Researcher: Willem Pinckaers
Organization: ZDI
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-1290 (🔍)
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X-Force: 66052
SecurityTracker: 1025212 - Blackberry Device Software Bug in WebKit Lets Remote Users Execute Code
Vulnerability Center: 30386 - WebKit as Used in RIM Blackberry Torch 9800 Integer Overflow Allows Remote Code Execution, Critical
SecurityFocus: 46849 - WebKit Style Handling Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 43748 - Google Chrome Nodesets Handling Integer Overflow Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 71182 - Google Chrome Unspecified Style Handling Memory Corruption
Vupen: ADV-2011-0645

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/21/2011 01:00
Updated: 03/19/2021 07:48
Changes: 03/21/2011 01:00 (83), 04/17/2019 14:02 (19), 03/19/2021 07:48 (2)
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