CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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8.6 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Google Chrome up to 49 (Web Browser). This affects some unknown processing of the component v8. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Google V8 before 4.9.385.33, as used in Google Chrome before 49.0.2623.108, allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other impact via unknown vectors.
The weakness was shared 03/29/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared at googlechromereleases.blogspot.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-3679 since 03/28/2016. 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/11/2022). 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 90294 (openSUSE Security Update : Chromium (openSUSE-2016-418)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 196454 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Oxide-qt Vulnerabilities (USN-2955-1)).
Upgrading to version 4.9.385.33 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chrome.google.com. A possible mitigation has been published 2 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (90294). The entries 81542, 81543, 81544 and 81545 are related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.6
VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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Exploiting
Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 90294
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : Chromium (openSUSE-2016-418)
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OpenVAS ID: 800562
OpenVAS Name: Google Chrome Security Updates(stable-channel-update_24-2016-03)-Windows
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Chrome 4.9.385.33
Timeline
03/28/2016 🔍03/29/2016 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: google.comProduct: google.com
Advisory: USN-2955-1
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-3679 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1035423
Vulnerability Center: 57801 - Google Chrome before 49.0.2623.108 Multiple Unspecified DoS Vulnerabilities in V8, Medium
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Entry
Created: 03/30/2016 11:21Updated: 07/11/2022 16:31
Changes: 03/30/2016 11:21 (74), 02/03/2019 10:19 (11), 07/11/2022 16:24 (4), 07/11/2022 16:31 (1)
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