Google Chrome up to 23.0.1271.96 Visibility Event resource management

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Google Chrome up to 23.0.1271.96 (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown part of the component Visibility Event Handler. 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 23.0.1271.97 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to visibility events.

The bug was discovered 12/11/2012. The weakness was shared 12/11/2012 by Chamal De Silva (pawlkt) with Google Chrome Security Team as not defined changelog entry (Website). The advisory is shared for download at googlechromereleases.blogspot.dk. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-5139 since 09/24/2012. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 04/20/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 74848 (openSUSE Security Update : chromium (openSUSE-SU-2012:1682-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120725 (Google Chrome Prior to 23.0.1271.97 Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 23.0.1271.97 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chrome.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 (80631) and Tenable (74848). The entries 7163, 7165, 7166 and 7167 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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Nessus ID: 74848
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : chromium (openSUSE-SU-2012:1682-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 803128
OpenVAS Name: Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities-03 Dec2012 (Linux)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 23.0.1271.97

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: googlechromereleases.blogspot.dk
Researcher: Chamal De Silva (pawlkt)
Organization: Google Chrome Security Team
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-5139 (🔍)
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X-Force: 80631
Vulnerability Center: 37692 - Google Chrome Before 23.0.1271.97 Use-After-Free DoS Vulnerability Related to Visibility Events, Medium
SecurityFocus: 56903 - Google Chrome Prior to 23.0.1271.97 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 51549 - Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 88373

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/17/2012 14:15
Updated: 04/20/2021 11:01
Changes: 12/17/2012 14:15 (85), 04/22/2017 17:11 (6), 04/20/2021 11:01 (3)
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