CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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7.2 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Google Chrome 16.0.912.77 (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Audio Decoder. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:
Google Chrome before 17.0.963.46 does not properly decode audio data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via unspecified vectors.
The weakness was shared 02/08/2012 by Collin Payne (miaubiz) with Chromium Development Community (Website). The advisory is shared at oval.mitre.org. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-3960 since 10/01/2011. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/18/2017). 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 802596 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 119930 (Google Chrome Prior to 17.0.963.46 Multiple Vulnerabilities).
Upgrading to version 17.0.963.46 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 git.videolan.org. 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 (73069) and Tenable (802596). The entries 4604, 4613, 4607 and 4610 are related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 802596
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OpenVAS ID: 70732
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: chromium
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Chrome 17.0.963.46
Patch: git.videolan.org
Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: google.comProduct: google.com
Advisory: oval.mitre.org
Researcher: Collin Payne (miaubiz)
Organization: Chromium Development Community
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-3960 (🔍)
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X-Force: 73069
SecurityTracker: 1026654 - Google Chrome Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 34436 - Google Chrome < 17.0.963.46 Unspecified Remote DoS Related to the Decoding of Audio Data, Medium
SecurityFocus: 51911 - Google Chrome Prior to 17.0.963.46 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 47938 - Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 78940
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Entry
Created: 01/21/2012 01:00Updated: 08/18/2017 13:49
Changes: 01/21/2012 01:00 (86), 08/18/2017 13:49 (4)
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