Google Chrome 49 PDFium use after free

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A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome 49 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component PDFium. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 01/20/2016 by Christoph Diehl as Stable Channel Update, January 2016 as confirmed posting (Blog). It is possible to read the advisory at googlechromereleases.blogspot.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-1613 since 01/12/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/06/2022). 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 88067 (FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (371bbea9-3836-4832-9e70-e8e928727f8c)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 168458 (OpenSuSE Security Update for Chromium (openSUSE-SU-2016:0250-1)).

Upgrading to version 49.0.2623.0 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 (109996) and Tenable (88067). The entries 80618, 80620, 80621 and 80622 are related to this item.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.2
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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Local: No
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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 88067
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (371bbea9-3836-4832-9e70-e8e928727f8c)
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OpenVAS ID: 703456
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3456-1 (chromium-browser - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 49.0.2623.0

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01/20/2016 +8 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: Stable Channel Update, January 2016
Researcher: Christoph Diehl
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-1613 (🔍)
X-Force: 109996 - Google Chrome PDFium code execution
SecurityTracker: 1034801
Vulnerability Center: 56101 - Google Chrome <48.0.2564.82 Remote Code Execution due to Use-After-Free in PDFium, High
SecurityFocus: 81430 - Google Chrome Prior to 48.0.2564.82 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/22/2016 16:44
Updated: 07/06/2022 06:49
Changes: 01/22/2016 16:44 (73), 07/05/2018 08:46 (18), 07/06/2022 06:49 (4)
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Cache ID: 3:E9F:103

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