Google Chrome 21.0.1180.83 run-in Elemente denial of service

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A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome 21.0.1180.83 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown part of the component run-in Elemente. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Google Chrome before 21.0.1180.89 does not properly perform a cast of an unspecified variable during handling of run-in elements, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unknown other impact via a crafted document.

The weakness was disclosed 08/30/2012 by Nicolas Gregoire (miaubiz) with Google Security Team as stable-channel-update_30 as confirmed blog post (Website). The advisory is shared for download at googlechromereleases.blogspot.ch. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-2866 since 05/19/2012. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 61744 (FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (ee68923d-f2f5-11e1-8014-00262d5ed8ee)), 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 165389 (SUSE Security Update for Chromium: Update to 21.0.1180.88 (openSUSE-SU-2012:1215-1)).

Upgrading to version 21.0.1180.89 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chrome.google.com. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at trac.webkit.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (78175) and Tenable (61744). The entries 6071, 6074, 6075 and 6076 are pretty similar.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 61744
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (ee68923d-f2f5-11e1-8014-00262d5ed8ee)
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OpenVAS ID: 71827
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: chromium
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 21.0.1180.89
Patch: trac.webkit.org

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08/30/2012 +103 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: stable-channel-update_30
Researcher: Nicolas Gregoire (miaubiz)
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-2866 (🔍)
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X-Force: 78175 - Google Chrome run-ins code execution, High Risk
Vulnerability Center: 36058 - Google Chrome Before 21.0.1180.89 Remote DoS Vulnerability via a Crafted Document (CVE-2012-2866), Medium
SecurityFocus: 55331 - Google Chrome Prior to 21.0.1180.89 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 50447 - Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 85031

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/03/2012 10:34
Updated: 03/27/2021 16:56
Changes: 09/03/2012 10:34 (85), 04/19/2017 10:30 (10), 03/27/2021 16:56 (2)
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Committer: olku
Cache ID: 3:917:103

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