Google Chrome up to 14.0.835.x input validation

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Google Chrome up to 14.0.835.x (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is 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. The summary by CVE is:

Google Chrome before 14.0.835.163 does not properly handle strings in PDF documents, which allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted document that triggers an incorrect read operation.

The weakness was published 09/19/2011 by Kostya Serebryany (kuzzcc) with Chromium Development Community (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-2861. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around 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.

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 (69888) and Tenable (51069). Similar entries are available at 4341, 6350, 56943 and 56942.

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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: 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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 8.0.552.209

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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-2011-2861 (🔍)
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X-Force: 69888
Vulnerability Center: 33422 - Google Chrome before 14.0.835.163 Remote Unspecified Vulnerability via a Crafted Document, Medium
SecurityFocus: 49658 - Google Chrome Prior to 14.0.835.163 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 75563

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/20/2021 13:08
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (62), 04/03/2017 10:48 (12), 11/20/2021 13:00 (4), 11/20/2021 13:08 (1)
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