Google Chrome up to 24.0.1312.52 URL Validator Remote Code Execution

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A vulnerability has been found in Google Chrome up to 24.0.1312.52 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component URL Validator. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Google Chrome before 24.0.1312.56 does not validate URLs during the opening of new windows, which has unspecified impact and remote attack vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 01/22/2013 by Atte Kettunen (OUSPG) with Chromium Development Community as 51935 as confirmed advisory (Secunia). It is possible to read the advisory at secunia.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with Google. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-0840 since 01/07/2013. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (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 63674 (FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (8d03202c-6559-11e2-a389-00262d5ed8ee)), 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 120812 (Google Chrome Prior to 24.0.1312.56 Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 24.0.1312.56 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chrome.google.com. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at codereview.chromium.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (81436) and Tenable (63674). The entries 7448, 7454, 7453 and 7455 are pretty similar.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
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VulDB Base Score: 9.8
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Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Local: No
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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 63674
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (8d03202c-6559-11e2-a389-00262d5ed8ee)
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OpenVAS ID: 803401
OpenVAS Name: Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities-02 Feb2013 (Linux)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 24.0.1312.56
Patch: codereview.chromium.org

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04/22/2021 +3006 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: 51935⛔
Researcher: Atte Kettunen (OUSPG)
Organization: Chromium Development Community
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-0840 (🔍)
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X-Force: 81436
SecurityTracker: 1028030 - Google Chrome Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 38184 - Google Chrome Remote Unspecified Impact due to No Validation of URLs While Opening New Windows, Critical
SecurityFocus: 57502 - RETIRED: Google Chrome Prior to 24.0.1312.56 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 51935 - Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 89469

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/24/2013 14:34
Updated: 04/22/2021 13:28
Changes: 01/24/2013 14:34 (86), 04/24/2017 09:56 (6), 04/22/2021 13:28 (3)
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Committer: olku

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