Google Chrome up to 14.0.835.x memory corruption

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Google Chrome up to 14.0.835.x (Web Browser). Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Google Chrome before 14.0.835.163 does not properly handle media buffers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was presented 09/19/2011 by Kostya Serebryany (kuzzcc) with Chromium Development Community (Website). The advisory is available at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-2843. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/20/2021). 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 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 119601 (Google Chrome Prior to 14.0.835.163 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 (69870) and Tenable (51069). See 4341, 6350, 56943 and 56942 for similar entries.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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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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07/20/2011 🔍
09/16/2011 +58 days 🔍
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09/19/2011 +3 days 🔍
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10/04/2011 +15 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1266 days 🔍
11/20/2021 +2434 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Kostya Serebryany (kuzzcc)
Organization: Chromium Development Community
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-2843 (🔍)
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X-Force: 69870
Vulnerability Center: 33439 - Google Chrome before 14.0.835.163 Remote DoS Vulnerability via Media Buffers, Medium
SecurityFocus: 49658 - Google Chrome Prior to 14.0.835.163 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 75543

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Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/20/2021 09:46
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (64), 04/03/2017 17:41 (12), 11/20/2021 09:45 (4), 11/20/2021 09:46 (1)
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