Google Chrome up to 49 v8 denial of service

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A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome up to 49 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown functionality of the component v8. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Google V8 before 4.9.385.26, as used in Google Chrome before 49.0.2623.75, allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other impact via unknown vectors.

The weakness was published 03/06/2016 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at googlechromereleases.blogspot.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-2843 since 03/04/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 89685 (Google Chrome < 49.0.2623.75 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 196429 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Oxide-qt Vulnerabilities (USN-2920-1)).

Upgrading to version 49.0.2623.75 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chrome.google.com. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (89685), SecurityFocus (BID 84017†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-57025†). Similar entries are available at VDB-79206, VDB-81156, VDB-81157 and VDB-81158.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 89685
Nessus Name: Google Chrome < 49.0.2623.75 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801855
OpenVAS Name: Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities Mar16 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 49.0.2623.75

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Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: USN-2920-1
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CVE: CVE-2016-2843 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 84017 - Google V8 Prior to 4.9.385.26 Multiple Unspecified Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1035185
Vulnerability Center: 57025 - Google Chrome before 49.0.2623.75 Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities in V8 Remote DoS or Other Impact - CVE-2016-2843, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/06/2016 07:09 PM
Updated: 07/09/2022 10:24 AM
Changes: 03/06/2016 07:09 PM (71), 09/01/2018 08:47 AM (15), 07/09/2022 10:24 AM (4)
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