Google Chrome 22.0.1229.94 Video resource management

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Google Chrome 22.0.1229.94 (Web Browser). This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Video Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Use-after-free vulnerability 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 video layout.

The weakness was disclosed 11/06/2012 by Atte Kettunen (Inferno) with Oulu University Secure Programming Group as 154055 as confirmed posting (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at googlechromereleases.blogspot.dk. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with Google. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-5121 since 09/24/2012. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful 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 04/19/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

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 trac.webkit.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 (79868) and Tenable (62856). The entries 6885, 6886, 6888 and 6889 are pretty similar.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.7

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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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: trac.webkit.org

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: 154055
Researcher: Atte Kettunen (Inferno)
Organization: Oulu University Secure Programming Group
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-5121 (🔍)
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X-Force: 79868 - Google Chrome code execution, High Risk
Vulnerability Center: 37113 - Google Chrome <23.0.1271.64 Use-After-Free Vulnerability Allows Remote DoS - CVE-2012-5121, Medium
SecurityFocus: 56413 - Google Chrome Prior to 23.0.1271.64 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 51210 - Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 87073

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

Created: 11/09/2012 09:24
Updated: 04/19/2021 07:23
Changes: 11/09/2012 09:24 (90), 04/20/2017 15:50 (2), 04/19/2021 07:23 (3)
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Committer: olku

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