Google Chrome up to 19.0.1084.57 Table Selection resource management

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A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome up to 19.0.1084.57 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Table Selection Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome before 20.0.1132.43 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to tables that have sections.

The weakness was disclosed 06/26/2012 by Dharani Govindan (miaubiz) with Chromium Development Community as 120222 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at code.google.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with Google. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-2817 since 05/19/2012. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $100k and more. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59750 (FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (ff922811-c096-11e1-b0f4-00262d5ed8ee)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120542 (Apple Safari Prior to 6.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-3)).

Upgrading to version 20.0.1132.43 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at google.com. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at trac.webkit.org. The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Opera as an alternative. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (59750). Additional details are provided at googlechromereleases.blogspot.de. The entries 5450, 5585, 5586 and 5588 are pretty similar.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 59750
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (ff922811-c096-11e1-b0f4-00262d5ed8ee)
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OpenVAS ID: 71529
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: chromium
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 20.0.1132.43
Patch: trac.webkit.org
Alternative: Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Opera

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Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: 120222
Researcher: Dharani Govindan (miaubiz)
Organization: Chromium Development Community
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CVE: CVE-2012-2817 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1027525
SecurityFocus: 54203
Secunia: 49724 - Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 83238

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Created: 06/27/2012 15:12
Updated: 04/27/2018 09:24
Changes: 06/27/2012 15:12 (87), 04/27/2018 09:24 (6)
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