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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Google Chrome 22.0.1229.94 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:
Google Chrome before 23.0.1271.64 does not properly perform a cast of an unspecified variable during handling of input, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other impact via unknown vectors.
The weakness was published 11/06/2012 by Abhishek Arya (Inferno) with Google Chrome Security Team as 154465 as confirmed posting (Website). The advisory is shared at googlechromereleases.blogspot.dk. The public release has been coordinated with Google. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-5122 since 09/24/2012. 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.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62856 (FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (209c068d-28be-11e2-9160-00262d5ed8ee)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks.
Upgrading to version 23.0.1271.64 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 src.chromium.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 (79869), Tenable (62856), SecurityFocus (BID 56413†), OSVDB (87071†) and Secunia (SA51210†). Similar entries are available at VDB-6886, VDB-6887, VDB-6888 and VDB-6889.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5
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Class: Resource managementCWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes
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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 62856
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (209c068d-28be-11e2-9160-00262d5ed8ee)
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OpenVAS ID: 72609
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: chromium
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Chrome 23.0.1271.64
Patch: src.chromium.org
Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: google.comProduct: google.com
Advisory: 154465
Researcher: Abhishek Arya (Inferno)
Organization: Google Chrome Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-5122 (🔍)
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X-Force: 79869 - Google Chrome code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 56413 - Google Chrome Prior to 23.0.1271.64 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 51210 - Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 87071
Vulnerability Center: 37115 - Google Chrome <23.0.1271.64 Improper Casting of Unspecified Variable Allows Remote DoS, Medium
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 11/09/2012 09:13 AMUpdated: 04/19/2021 07:16 AM
Changes: 11/09/2012 09:13 AM (90), 04/20/2017 03:51 PM (2), 04/19/2021 07:16 AM (3)
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Committer: olku
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