Google Chrome 22.0.1229.94 Pepper Buffer race condition

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Google Chrome 22.0.1229.94 (Web Browser). This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component Pepper Buffer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Race condition in Pepper, as used in Google Chrome before 23.0.1271.64, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to buffers.

The weakness was released 11/06/2012 by Fermin J. Serna (Inferno) with Google Security Team as 149759 as confirmed posting (Website). The advisory is available at googlechromereleases.blogspot.dk. The public release was coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-5119 since 09/24/2012. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful 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 (79866) and Tenable (62856). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 6885, 6887, 6888 and 6889.

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Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Local: No
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: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 23.0.1271.64
Patch: src.chromium.org

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: 149759
Researcher: Fermin J. Serna (Inferno)
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-5119 (🔍)
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X-Force: 79866 - Google Chrome code execution, High Risk
Vulnerability Center: 37110 - Google Chrome <23.0.1271.64 Pepper Race Condition Allows Remote DoS, Medium
SecurityFocus: 56413 - Google Chrome Prior to 23.0.1271.64 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 51210 - Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 87072

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

Created: 11/09/2012 09:18
Updated: 04/19/2021 07:18
Changes: 11/09/2012 09:18 (90), 04/20/2017 15:49 (2), 04/19/2021 07:18 (3)
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Committer: olku

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