CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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8.6 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome up to 52 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component PDFium. 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 weakness was released 08/31/2016 by Nicolas Golubovic (OUSPG) with Zero Day Initiative as Stable Channel Update for Desktop, August 2016 as confirmed blog post (Website). The advisory is shared at googlechromereleases.blogspot.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-5157 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. 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 09/14/2022). 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 93572 (Fedora 23 : openjpeg2 (2016-231f53426b)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 236086 (Red Hat Update for chromium-browser (RHSA-2016:1854)).
Upgrading to version 53.0.2785.89 or 53.0.2785.92 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 vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (93572). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 90558, 90559, 90560 and 90561.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.6
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 93572
Nessus Name: Fedora 23 : openjpeg2 (2016-231f53426b)
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OpenVAS ID: 865203
OpenVAS Name: Google Chrome Security Updates(stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31-2016-08)-MAC OS X
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Chrome 53.0.2785.89/53.0.2785.92
Patch: github.com
Timeline
05/31/2016 🔍08/31/2016 🔍
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09/04/2016 🔍
09/11/2016 🔍
09/19/2016 🔍
09/14/2022 🔍
Sources
Vendor: google.comProduct: google.com
Advisory: Stable Channel Update for Desktop, August 2016
Researcher: Nicolas Golubovic (OUSPG)
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-5157 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1036729
SecurityFocus: 92717 - Google Chrome Prior to 53.0.2785.89 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 09/04/2016 14:52Updated: 09/14/2022 17:43
Changes: 09/04/2016 14:52 (72), 04/08/2019 06:41 (15), 09/14/2022 17:43 (5)
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