Google Chrome up to 21.0.1180.62 memory corruption

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Google Chrome up to 21.0.1180.62 (Web Browser). This issue affects an unknown part. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Google Chrome before 21.0.1180.89 does not properly perform line breaking, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted document.

The weakness was disclosed 08/31/2012 by Nicolas Gregoire (miaubiz) with Google Security Team (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at osvdb.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-2865 since 05/19/2012. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/12/2021). 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 74759 (openSUSE Security Update : chromium (openSUSE-SU-2012:1215-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE 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 21.0.1180.63 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chrome.google.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (78174) and Tenable (74759). The entries 6071, 6072, 6074 and 6075 are pretty similar.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 74759
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : chromium (openSUSE-SU-2012:1215-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 71827
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: chromium
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 21.0.1180.63

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05/19/2012 🔍
08/30/2012 +103 days 🔍
08/30/2012 +0 days 🔍
08/31/2012 +1 days 🔍
08/31/2012 +0 days 🔍
09/04/2012 +4 days 🔍
06/13/2014 +647 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +283 days 🔍
12/12/2021 +2456 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: osvdb.org⛔
Researcher: Nicolas Gregoire (miaubiz)
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-2865 (🔍)
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X-Force: 78174
Vulnerability Center: 36057 - Google Chrome Before 21.0.1180.89 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability via a Crafted Document, Medium
SecurityFocus: 55331 - Google Chrome Prior to 21.0.1180.89 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 85030

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/12/2021 20:29
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (67), 04/16/2017 11:23 (13), 12/12/2021 20:29 (3)
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