Google Chrome prior 8.0.552.209 resource management

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Google Chrome (Web Browser). Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome before 15.0.874.120 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to editing.

The weakness was published 11/11/2011 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at secunia.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-3897 since 10/01/2011. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit 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 119743 (Google Chrome Prior to 15.0.874.120 Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 8.0.552.209 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chrome.google.com. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 12492.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (71268), Tenable (51069), Secunia (SA46933†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-33839†). Similar entries are available at VDB-4341, VDB-56943, VDB-56942 and VDB-56941.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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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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11/21/2011 +7 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1218 days 🔍
11/26/2021 +2440 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-3897 (🔍)
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X-Force: 71268
Secunia: 46933 - Gentoo update for chromium and v8, Highly Critical
Vulnerability Center: 33839 - Google Chrome before 15.0.874.120 Use-After-Free Vulnerability Related to Editing, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 04:50 PM
Updated: 11/26/2021 09:39 AM
Changes: 03/23/2015 04:50 PM (64), 04/05/2017 09:08 AM (10), 11/26/2021 09:39 AM (3)
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Cache ID: 18:CE0:40

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