Google Chrome 22.0.1229.92 Inter-Process Communication access control

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A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome 22.0.1229.92 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Inter-Process Communication. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

the inter-process communication (ipc) implementation in google chrome before 22.0.1229.94 allows remote attackers to bypass intended sandbox restrictions and write to arbitrary files by leveraging access to a renderer process a different vulnerability than cve-2012-5112.

The weakness was published 10/10/2012 by PwniePie as confirmed blog post (Website). The advisory is shared at blog.chromium.org. The public release has been coordinated with Google. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-5376 since 10/11/2012. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/18/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62652 (GLSA-201210-07 : Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 22.0.1229.94 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at googlechromereleases.blogspot.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (79186) and Tenable (62652). Additional details are provided at code.google.com. Similar entries are available at 5897, 6682, 6684 and 8774.

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

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Remote: Yes

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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 62652
Nessus Name: GLSA-201210-07 : Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 802474
OpenVAS Name: Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities-02 Oct12 (Linux)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 22.0.1229.94

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: blog.chromium.org
Researcher: PwniePie
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-5376 (🔍)
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X-Force: 79186 - Google Chrome IPC security bypass, Medium Risk
Vulnerability Center: 37069 - The IPC Implementation in Google Chrome Before 22.0.1229.94 Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 55867 - Google Chrome Prior to 22.0.1229.94 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 50954 - Google Chrome Two Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 86156

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

Created: 10/16/2012 11:20
Updated: 04/18/2021 10:54
Changes: 10/16/2012 11:20 (52), 04/20/2017 14:21 (35), 04/18/2021 10:47 (13), 04/18/2021 10:54 (1)
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