Google Chrome up to 9.0.597.x input validation

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Google Chrome up to 9.0.597.x (Web Browser). This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Google Chrome before 9.0.597.94 does not properly perform event handling for animations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors that lead to a "stale pointer."

The weakness was released 02/10/2011 by Martin Barbella (miaubiz) with CERT/CC (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2011-0981. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 10/17/2021). 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 51921 (Google Chrome < 9.0.597.94 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 118957 (Google Chrome prior to 9.0.597.94 Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 8.0.552.209 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chrome.google.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (51921), SecurityFocus (BID 46262†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-29756†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-54831, VDB-56480, VDB-56479 and VDB-56478.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 51921
Nessus Name: Google Chrome < 9.0.597.94 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 69003
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2166-1 (chromium-browser)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 8.0.552.209

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: dsa-2166⛔
Researcher: Martin Barbella (miaubiz)
Organization: CERT/CC
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-0981 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 46262 - Google Chrome prior to 9.0.597.94 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 43021
Vulnerability Center: 29756 - Google Chrome Prior to 9.0.597.94 Remote DoS Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/20/2015 04:16 PM
Updated: 10/17/2021 03:19 AM
Changes: 03/20/2015 04:16 PM (64), 03/15/2017 12:46 PM (11), 10/17/2021 03:05 AM (6), 10/17/2021 03:12 AM (1), 10/17/2021 03:19 AM (2)
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