Google Chrome up to 9.0.597.x memory corruption

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A vulnerability has been found in Google Chrome up to 9.0.597.x (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part. 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. CVE summarizes:

Google Chrome before 9.0.597.107 does not properly handle XHTML documents, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors that lead to "stale nodes."

The weakness was presented 03/01/2011 by Slawomir Blazek with Google Chrome Security Team (Website). The advisory is shared for download at lists.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2011-1117 since 03/01/2011. 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 10/18/2021). 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 52501 (Google Chrome < 9.0.597.107 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 118994 (Google Chrome Prior to 9.0.597.107 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 X-Force (65735) and Tenable (52501). See 4311, 56804, 56803 and 56790 for similar entries.

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

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 52501
Nessus Name: Google Chrome < 9.0.597.107 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 802193
OpenVAS Name: Apple iTunes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Oct 11
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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: lists.apple.com
Researcher: Slawomir Blazek
Organization: Google Chrome Security Team
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-1117 (🔍)
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X-Force: 65735
Vulnerability Center: 49074 - Google Chrome Prior to 9.0.597.107 Remote DoS Vulnerability due Improper Handling of XHTML Documents, Medium
SecurityFocus: 46614 - Google Chrome prior to 9.0.597.107 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 43519

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/20/2015 16:16
Updated: 10/18/2021 12:07
Changes: 03/20/2015 16:16 (69), 06/22/2017 19:16 (7), 10/18/2021 12:07 (4)
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