Google Chrome up to 8.0.552.208 resource management

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Google Chrome up to 8.0.552.208 (Web Browser). This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Google Chrome before 12.0.742.91 attempts to read data from an uninitialized pointer, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

The weakness was shared 06/09/2011 by Collin Payne (SkyLined) with Microsoft Vulnerability Research (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-1814 since 04/20/2011. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 51069 (FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (6887828f-0229-11e0-b84d-00262d5ed8ee)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 119318 (Google Chrome Prior to 12.0.742.91 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 (67897), Tenable (51069), SecurityFocus (BID 48129†), OSVDB (72784†) and Secunia (SA44829†). The entries VDB-4341, VDB-4359, VDB-56943 and VDB-56942 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 51069
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (6887828f-0229-11e0-b84d-00262d5ed8ee)
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OpenVAS ID: 68696
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: chromium
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 8.0.552.209

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11/08/2021 +2422 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Collin Payne (SkyLined)
Organization: Microsoft Vulnerability Research
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-1814 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-1814
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-57629

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X-Force: 67897
SecurityFocus: 48129 - Google Chrome Prior to 12.0.742.91 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 44829 - Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 72784
Vulnerability Center: 31748 - Google Chrome before 12.0.742.91 Reading Data from an Uninitialized Pointer Allows Remote DoS, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 04:50 PM
Updated: 11/08/2021 01:09 PM
Changes: 03/23/2015 04:50 PM (66), 03/24/2017 07:49 AM (16), 11/08/2021 01:09 PM (3)
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