Google Chrome 22.0.1229.94 Plug-In Placeholders resource management

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Google Chrome 22.0.1229.94 (Web Browser). Affected is some unknown processing of the component Plug-In Placeholders. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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 the handling of plug-in placeholders.

The weakness was shared 11/06/2012 by Abhishek Arya (Inferno) with Google Chrome Security Team as 51210 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is available at secunia.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-5126 since 09/24/2012. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. No further details have been provided

It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. 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 google.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (79873) and Tenable (62856). The entries 6885, 6886, 6887 and 6888 are related to this item.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
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

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: 51210⛔
Researcher: Abhishek Arya (Inferno)
Organization: Google Chrome Security Team
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-5126 (🔍)
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X-Force: 79873
Vulnerability Center: 37122 - Google Chrome <23.0.1271.64 Use-After-Free Vulnerability Allows Remote DoS - CVE-2012-5126, Medium
SecurityFocus: 56413 - Google Chrome Prior to 23.0.1271.64 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 51210 - Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 87082

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/09/2012 10:21
Updated: 04/19/2021 07:49
Changes: 11/09/2012 10:21 (87), 04/20/2017 22:07 (3), 04/19/2021 07:49 (3)
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