Google Chrome up to 2.0.172.32 Sandbox resource management

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A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome up to 2.0.172.32 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Sandbox. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The sandbox infrastructure in Google Chrome before 4.1.249.1036 does not properly use pointers, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 04/01/2010 by Sergey Glazunov (Inferno) (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at googlechromereleases.blogspot.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-1229. The exploitation is known to be easy. 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.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 45086 (Google Chrome < 4.1.249.1036 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117083 (Google Chrome Code Execution and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 2.0.172.33 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chrome.google.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (45086), SecurityFocus (BID 38829†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-25108†). The entries VDB-52555, VDB-52554, VDB-52553 and VDB-52552 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 45086
Nessus Name: Google Chrome < 4.1.249.1036 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801312
OpenVAS Name: Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities (win)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 2.0.172.33

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: googlechromereleases.blogspot.com
Researcher: Sergey Glazunov (Inferno)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-1229 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 38829 - Google Chrome prior to 4.1.249.1036 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 25108 - Google Chrome \x3C 4.1.249.1036 Sandbox Infrastructure Pointers Unspecified Vulnerability, Critical

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Created: 03/19/2015 12:22 PM
Updated: 01/26/2025 06:16 AM
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 PM (63), 04/13/2017 12:27 PM (10), 09/07/2021 02:55 AM (3), 09/07/2021 03:02 AM (1), 01/26/2025 06:16 AM (18)
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