Google Chrome prior 6.0.462.0 memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome (Web Browser). It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Google Chrome before 7.0.517.41 does not properly handle animated GIF images, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted image.

The weakness was presented 10/21/2010 by Michal Zalewski (Inferno) with Chromium Development Community (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-4040. 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 09/28/2021). 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 52620 (Debian DSA-2188-1 : webkit - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118621 (Google Chrome Prior to 7.0.517.41 Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 6.0.462.0 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chrome.google.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (52620). See 51558, 53012, 52173 and 52163 for similar entries.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 52620
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2188-1 : webkit - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 69325
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2188-1 (webkit)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 6.0.462.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: DSA-2188⛔
Researcher: Michal Zalewski (Inferno)
Organization: Chromium Development Community
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-4040 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 27838 - Google Chrome Before 7.0.517.41 DoS Vulnerability via Crafted Images, Medium
SecurityFocus: 44241 - Google Chrome prior to 7.0.517.41 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 41888

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Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 09/28/2021 02:53
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (62), 03/08/2017 15:28 (11), 09/28/2021 02:39 (5), 09/28/2021 02:46 (12), 09/28/2021 02:53 (2)
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