VDB-90246 · CVE-2016-1705 · BID 92053

Google Chrome up to 52.0.2743 privileges management

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Google Chrome up to 52.0.2743 (Web Browser). Affected is some unknown functionality. 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. CVE summarizes:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.82 allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other impact via unknown vectors.

The weakness was released 07/20/2016 by Nick Wellnhofer (Cloudfuzzer) with Google as Stable Channel Update, July 2016 as confirmed release notes (Website). The advisory is available at googlechromereleases.blogspot.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-1705 since 01/12/2016. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of 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.This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project. The advisory points out:

Many of our security bugs are detected using AddressSanitizer, MemorySanitizer, Control Flow Integrity or LibFuzzer.

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 175803 (Debian Security Update for chromium-browser (DSA 3637-1)).

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 vulnerability database at Tenable (92666). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 90229, 90230, 90231 and 90232.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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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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Upgrade: Chrome 52.0.2743.82

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01/12/2016 🔍
07/20/2016 +190 days 🔍
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09/09/2022 +2229 days 🔍

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Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: Stable Channel Update, July 2016
Researcher: Nick Wellnhofer (Cloudfuzzer)
Organization: Google
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-1705 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1036428
SecurityFocus: 92053 - Google Chrome Prior to 52.0.2743.82 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Created: 07/23/2016 12:08
Updated: 09/09/2022 10:45
Changes: 07/23/2016 12:08 (75), 03/07/2019 16:00 (14), 09/09/2022 10:45 (3)
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