Google Chrome up to 14.0.835.x input validation

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A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome up to 14.0.835.x (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Google Chrome before 14.0.835.202 does not properly consider object lifetimes and thread safety during the handling of audio nodes, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

The weakness was shared 10/04/2011 by Sergey Glazunov (Inferno) with Chromium Development Community (Website). The advisory is shared at googlechromereleases.blogspot.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-2879. 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 price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/23/2021). 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 119627 (Google Chrome Prior to 14.0.835.202 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 (70299), Tenable (51069), SecurityFocus (BID 49938†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-33481†). The entries VDB-4341, VDB-4418, 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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

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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07/20/2011 🔍
10/04/2011 +76 days 🔍
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03/23/2015 +1260 days 🔍
11/23/2021 +2437 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: googlechromereleases.blogspot.com
Researcher: Sergey Glazunov (Inferno)
Organization: Chromium Development Community
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-2879 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-2879
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-58829

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X-Force: 70299
SecurityFocus: 49938 - Google Chrome Prior to 14.0.835.202 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 33481 - Google Chrome before 14.0.835.202 Remote Vulnerability Related to Audio Notes Handling, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 04:50 PM
Updated: 11/23/2021 08:48 AM
Changes: 03/23/2015 04:50 PM (64), 04/03/2017 05:49 PM (11), 11/23/2021 08:44 AM (4), 11/23/2021 08:48 AM (1)
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