Google Chrome up to 18.0.1025.168 on Windows Windows Media Player Plugin config

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A vulnerability has been found in Google Chrome up to 18.0.1025.168 on Windows (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Windows Media Player Plugin. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a config vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-16. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Google Chrome before 19.0.1084.46 on Windows uses an incorrect search path for the Windows Media Player plug-in, which might allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse plug-in in an unspecified directory.

The weakness was released 05/15/2012 by Haifei Li (psaldorn) with Microsoft Vulnerability Research as confirmed knowledge base article (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.opensuse.org. The public release was coordinated with Google. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-3098 since 08/09/2011. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592.004 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59117 (Google Chrome < 19.0.1084.46 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 165306 (SUSE Security Update for Update for Chromium, v8 (openSUSE-SU-2012:0656-1)).

Upgrading to version 19.0.1084.46 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (75603), Tenable (59117), SecurityFocus (BID 53540†), OSVDB (81960†) and Secunia (SA49194†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-5400, VDB-5401, VDB-5402 and VDB-5403. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Config
CWE: CWE-16
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Local: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 59117
Nessus Name: Google Chrome < 19.0.1084.46 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 802792
OpenVAS Name: Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities - May 12 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 19.0.1084.46

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: lists.opensuse.org
Researcher: Haifei Li (psaldorn)
Organization: Microsoft Vulnerability Research
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-3098 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-3098
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5431

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X-Force: 75603
SecurityFocus: 53540 - Google Chrome Prior to 19 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 49194 - Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 81960
SecurityTracker: 1027067 - Google Chrome Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 35108 - Google Chrome <19.0.1084.46 Media Player Plug-In on Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium

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

Created: 05/25/2012 12:31 PM
Updated: 03/24/2021 07:04 PM
Changes: 05/25/2012 12:31 PM (83), 05/02/2019 07:07 AM (10), 03/24/2021 07:04 PM (3)
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