Google Chrome up to 40.0.2214.85 Debugger InitAgentHost access control

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A vulnerability has been found in Google Chrome up to 40.0.2214.85 (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function DebuggerFunction::InitAgentHost of the component Debugger. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect integrity.

The weakness was released 03/03/2015 by NSFocus Security Team (Cloudfuzzer) with NSFOCUS Security Team as Stable Channel Update, March 2015 as confirmed release notes (Website). The advisory is shared at googlechromereleases.blogspot.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-1226 since 01/21/2015. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/12/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81618 (FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (8505e013-c2b3-11e4-875d-000c6e25e3e9)), 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 167666 (OpenSuSE Security Update for Chromium 41.0.2272.76 (openSUSE-SU-2015:0505-1)).

Upgrading to version 41.0.2272.76 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. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 19247.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (101407), Tenable (81618), SecurityFocus (BID 72901†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-48876†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-73906, VDB-73907, VDB-73908 and VDB-73909.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 81618
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (8505e013-c2b3-11e4-875d-000c6e25e3e9)
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OpenVAS ID: 803313
OpenVAS Name: Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 Mar15 (Windows)
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Upgrade: Chrome 41.0.2272.76
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Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: Stable Channel Update, March 2015
Researcher: NSFocus Security Team (Cloudfuzzer)
Organization: NSFOCUS Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-1226 (🔍)
X-Force: 101407 - Google Chrome debugger unspecified
SecurityFocus: 72901 - Google Chrome Prior to 41.0.2272.76 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 48876 - Google Chrome <41.0.2272.76 Remote Unspecified Vulnerability in Debugger - CVE-2015-1226, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 10:11 AM
Updated: 04/12/2022 04:30 PM
Changes: 03/10/2015 10:11 AM (73), 06/21/2017 05:39 PM (11), 04/12/2022 04:22 PM (3), 04/12/2022 04:30 PM (1)
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