Google Chrome 23.0.1271.97 Video memory corruption

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A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Google Chrome 23.0.1271.97 (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown code block of the component Video Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Google Chrome before 24.0.1312.52 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via vectors involving seek operations on video data.

The weakness was published 01/10/2013 by Abhishek Arya (Inferno) with Google Chrome Security Team as 165430 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at code.google.com. The public release has been coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-5152 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. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 04/22/2021). 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 63469 (FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (46bd747b-5b84-11e2-b06d-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 166158 (SUSE Security Update for Chromium (openSUSE-SU-2013:0236-1)).

Upgrading to version 24.0.1312.52 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 (81129), Tenable (63469), SecurityFocus (BID 57251†), OSVDB (89078†) and Secunia (SA51825†). Similar entries are available at VDB-7314, VDB-7315, VDB-7316 and VDB-7317.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 63469
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (46bd747b-5b84-11e2-b06d-00262d5ed8ee)
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OpenVAS ID: 803158
OpenVAS Name: Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 Jan2013 (Linux)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 24.0.1312.52

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Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: 165430
Researcher: Abhishek Arya (Inferno)
Organization: Google Chrome Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-5152 (🔍)
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X-Force: 81129
SecurityFocus: 57251 - RETIRED: Google Chrome Prior to 24.0.1312.52 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 51825 - Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 89078
SecurityTracker: 1027977 - Google Chrome Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 38122 - Google Chrome Before 24.0.1312.52 Remote DoS (Out-of-Bounds Read) Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/15/2013 02:37 PM
Updated: 04/22/2021 07:31 AM
Changes: 01/15/2013 02:37 PM (88), 04/24/2017 09:37 AM (5), 04/22/2021 07:31 AM (2)
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