Google Chrome 23.0.1271.64 Printing Use-after-free resource management

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A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome 23.0.1271.64 (Web Browser). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component Printing Use-after-free. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome before 23.0.1271.91 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to printing.

The weakness was released 11/26/2012 by Fermin Serna (Inferno) with Google Security Team as 51437 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at secunia.com. The public release was coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-5135 since 09/24/2012. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 63069 (FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (4d64fc61-3878-11e2-a4eb-00262d5ed8ee)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120697 (Google Chrome Prior to 23.0.1271.91 Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 23.0.1271.91, 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 (80295) and Tenable (63069). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 7032, 7033, 7034 and 7035.

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

Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 63069
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (4d64fc61-3878-11e2-a4eb-00262d5ed8ee)
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OpenVAS ID: 850379
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Update for Chromium openSUSE-SU-2012:1637-1 (Chromium)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 23.0.1271.91,

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Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: 51437⛔
Researcher: Fermin Serna (Inferno)
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-5135 (🔍)
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X-Force: 80295 - Google Chrome printing code execution, High Risk
SecurityTracker: 1027815 - Google Chrome Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 37724 - Google Chrome <23.0.1271.91 Use-After-Free Vulnerability Allows Remote DoS Related to Printing, Medium
SecurityFocus: 56684 - Google Chrome Prior to 23.0.1271.91 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 51437 - Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 87886

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/30/2012 10:12
Updated: 04/19/2021 16:05
Changes: 11/30/2012 10:12 (91), 04/22/2017 17:20 (5), 04/19/2021 16:05 (3)
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