Google Chrome up to 50 Frame use after free

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A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome up to 50 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component Frame Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.75 does not properly consider that frame removal may occur during callback execution, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted extension.

The weakness was shared 04/18/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at googlechromereleases.blogspot.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-1655 since 01/12/2016. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 07/25/2022). 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 91176 (GLSA-201605-02 : Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo 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 50.0.2661.75 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chrome.google.com. A possible mitigation has been published 4 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (91176) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-58196†). The entries VDB-81542, VDB-81543, VDB-81544 and VDB-81545 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.6

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 91176
Nessus Name: GLSA-201605-02 : Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 800562
OpenVAS Name: Google Chrome Security Updates(stable-channel-update_13-2016-04)-Windows
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 50.0.2661.75

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01/12/2016 🔍
04/13/2016 +92 days 🔍
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04/18/2016 +3 days 🔍
04/18/2016 +0 days 🔍
04/19/2016 +1 days 🔍
05/14/2016 +25 days 🔍
05/17/2016 +3 days 🔍
07/25/2022 +2260 days 🔍

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Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: USN-2955-1
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-1655 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1655
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-82544

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Vulnerability Center: 58196 - Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.75 Remote Unspecified Use-After-Free Vulnerability, Medium

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Created: 04/19/2016 11:58 AM
Updated: 07/25/2022 09:53 AM
Changes: 04/19/2016 11:58 AM (73), 02/04/2019 03:33 PM (12), 07/25/2022 09:48 AM (4), 07/25/2022 09:53 AM (1)
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