Google Chrome 4.0.249.0 WebCore::CSSSelector resource management

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A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome 4.0.249.0 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. Affected is the function WebCore::CSSSelector. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Stack consumption vulnerability in the WebCore::CSSSelector function in WebKit, as used in Apple Safari 4.0.4, Apple Safari on iPhone OS and iPhone OS for iPod touch, and Google Chrome 4.0.249, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a STYLE element composed of a large number of *> sequences.

The weakness was presented 02/24/2010 by t12 (Website). The advisory is available at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2010-1029 since 03/19/2010. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed by t12 and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 53764 (openSUSE Security Update : libwebkit (openSUSE-SU-2011:0024-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chrome.google.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (56527), Tenable (53764) and Exploit-DB (11574). See 48948, 50798, 50797 and 50136 for similar entries.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Local: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: t12
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Nessus ID: 53764
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : libwebkit (openSUSE-SU-2011:0024-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 902025
OpenVAS Name: Apple Saferi multiple vulnerabilities (Mar10)
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Upgrade: chrome.google.com
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Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: exploit-db.com
Researcher: t12
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2010-1029 (🔍)
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X-Force: 56527
Vulnerability Center: 27897 - WebKit on Apple Safari and Google Chrome Remote DoS or Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 38398 - WebKit Style Tag Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 43068 - SUSE update for Multiple Packages, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 63467 - WebKit WebCore::CSSSelector Function STYLE Element *> Sequence DoS
Vupen: ADV-2011-0212

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 09/05/2021 14:50
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (69), 03/08/2017 21:18 (20), 09/05/2021 14:50 (3)
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Cache ID: 18:5BC:103

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