Google Chrome 17.0.963.83 Read input validation

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A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome 17.0.963.83 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Read. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Google V8, as used in Google Chrome before 17.0.963.83, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via vectors that trigger an invalid read operation.

The weakness was disclosed 03/21/2012 as 117794 (Website). The advisory is shared at code.google.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-3057 since 08/09/2011. 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 $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/22/2021). 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 74592 (openSUSE Security Update : chromium (openSUSE-SU-2012:0492-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120059 (Google Chrome Prior to 17.0.963.83 Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 17.0.963.83 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chrome.google.com. A possible mitigation has been published 1 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (74217) and Tenable (74592). The entries 4894, 4895, 5342 and 4896 are pretty similar.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 74592
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : chromium (openSUSE-SU-2012:0492-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 71292
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: chromium
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 17.0.963.83

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08/09/2011 🔍
03/21/2012 +225 days 🔍
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03/22/2012 +1 days 🔍
03/27/2012 +5 days 🔍
03/28/2012 +1 days 🔍
03/30/2012 +2 days 🔍
04/02/2012 +3 days 🔍
04/17/2012 +15 days 🔍
06/13/2014 +787 days 🔍
03/22/2021 +2474 days 🔍

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Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: 117794
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-3057 (🔍)
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X-Force: 74217
SecurityTracker: 1026877 - Google Chrome Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 34892 - Google V8 in Chrome < 17.0.963.83 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability via Invalid Read Operations, Medium
SecurityFocus: 52674
Secunia: 48527 - Gentoo update for chromium, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 80604

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/02/2012 15:14
Updated: 03/22/2021 11:08
Changes: 04/02/2012 15:14 (78), 04/11/2017 10:45 (11), 03/22/2021 11:08 (3)
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