Google Chrome 18.0.1025306 on Android Local Application information disclosure

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Google Chrome 18.0.1025306 on Android (Web Browser). This affects an unknown part of the component Local Application Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Google Chrome before 18.0.1025308 on Android allows remote attackers to obtain cookie information via a crafted application.

The weakness was presented 09/13/2012 by Takeshi Terada as 2012/09 as not defined changelog entry (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at googlechromereleases.blogspot.ch. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with Google. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-4909 since 09/13/2012. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/18/2017). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After 5 months, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 18.0.1025308 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chrome.google.com. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (78790). Further details are available at code.google.com. See 6304, 6305, 6306 and 6307 for similar entries.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.0

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 18.0.1025308

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09/12/2012 🔍
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04/18/2017 +1562 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: 2012/09
Researcher: Takeshi Terada
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-4909 (🔍)
X-Force: 78790
Vulnerability Center: 36484 - Google Chrome \x3C18.0.1025308 Remote Attackers can Obtain Cookie-Based Credentials, Medium
SecurityFocus: 55523
Secunia: 50613 - Google Chrome for Android Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 85431

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20130704
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/18/2012 16:36
Updated: 04/18/2017 11:07
Changes: 09/18/2012 16:36 (72), 04/18/2017 11:07 (6)
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Cache ID: 18:D75:103

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