Google Chrome up to 52.0.2743 Content Security Policy input validation

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Google Chrome up to 52.0.2743 (Web Browser). This affects some unknown processing of the component Content Security Policy. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 07/20/2016 by Cloudfuzzer with Tencent as Stable Channel Update, July 2016 as confirmed release notes (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at googlechromereleases.blogspot.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-5135 since 05/31/2016. 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. 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 09/09/2022). 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 92666 (Debian DSA-3637-1 : chromium-browser - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370091 (Google Chrome Prior to 52.0.2743.82 Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 52.0.2743.82 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 release notes contains the following remark:

This update includes 48 security fixes.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (92666) and SecurityFocus (BID 92053†). See VDB-90229, VDB-90230, VDB-90231 and VDB-90232 for similar entries.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 92666
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-3637-1 : chromium-browser - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 855646
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Update for Chromium openSUSE-SU-2016:1869-1 (Chromium)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 52.0.2743.82

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09/09/2022 +2229 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: Stable Channel Update, July 2016
Researcher: Cloudfuzzer
Organization: Tencent
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-5135 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 92053 - Google Chrome Prior to 52.0.2743.82 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1036428

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/23/2016 12:08 PM
Updated: 09/09/2022 10:27 AM
Changes: 07/23/2016 12:08 PM (73), 03/07/2019 03:53 PM (14), 09/09/2022 10:27 AM (4)
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Cache ID: 3:75A:40

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