Google Chrome up to 52 OpenJPEG tcd.c opj_tcd_init_tile memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome up to 52 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This issue affects the function opj_tcd_init_tile of the file tcd.c of the component OpenJPEG. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple integer overflows in the opj_tcd_init_tile function in tcd.c in OpenJPEG, as used in PDFium in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.116, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JPEG 2000 data.

The weakness was disclosed 08/07/2016 by Sergey Glazunov with Tencent (Website). The advisory is shared at googlechromereleases.blogspot.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-5139 since 05/31/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/13/2022). 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 93497 (FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (958b9cee-79da-11e6-bf75-3065ec8fd3ec)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 277691 (Fedora Security Update for openjpeg2 (FEDORA-2017-920b27e8f4)).

Upgrading to version 52.0.2743.116 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chrome.google.com. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (93497) and SecurityFocus (BID 92276†). The entries VDB-90558, VDB-90559, VDB-90560 and VDB-90561 are pretty similar.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 93497
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (958b9cee-79da-11e6-bf75-3065ec8fd3ec)
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OpenVAS ID: 703645
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3645-1 (chromium-browser - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 52.0.2743.116

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05/31/2016 🔍
08/03/2016 +64 days 🔍
08/07/2016 +4 days 🔍
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09/13/2016 +36 days 🔍
09/15/2016 +2 days 🔍
09/13/2022 +2189 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: RHSA-2016:1580
Researcher: Sergey Glazunov
Organization: Tencent
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-5139 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 92276 - Google Chrome Prior to 52.0.2743.116 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/08/2016 03:20 PM
Updated: 09/13/2022 07:48 AM
Changes: 08/08/2016 03:20 PM (72), 03/22/2019 08:09 AM (15), 09/13/2022 07:48 AM (4)
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Cache ID: 18:82F:40

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