Google Chrome 18.0.1025306 on Android URI access control

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A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome 18.0.1025306 on Android (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component URI Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

Google Chrome before 18.0.1025308 on Android does not properly restrict access to file: URLs, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated by obtaining credential data, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-4903.

The weakness was shared 09/12/2012 by Artem Chaykin as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is available at googlechromereleases.blogspot.ch. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-4906 since 09/13/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

After 5 months, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

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 immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (78567). The entries 6303, 6304, 6305 and 6306 are related to this item.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 18.0.1025308

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09/12/2012 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: googlechromereleases.blogspot.ch
Researcher: Artem Chaykin
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-4906 (🔍)
X-Force: 78567
Vulnerability Center: 37083 - Google Chrome Before 18.0.1025308 on Android Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 55523 - Google Chrome for Android Prior to 18.0.1025308 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 50613 - Google Chrome for Android Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 85496

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

Created: 09/21/2012 10:26
Updated: 04/20/2017 14:23
Changes: 09/21/2012 10:26 (77), 04/20/2017 14:23 (3)
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Committer: olku

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