CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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7.4 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome up to 54 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Blink. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Blink in Google Chrome prior to 54.0.2840.59 for Windows, Mac, and Linux; 54.0.2840.85 for Android had insufficient validation in bitmap handling, which allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via crafted HTML pages.
The bug was discovered 10/12/2016. The weakness was disclosed 12/18/2016 by Abdulrahman Alqabandi (Cloudfuzzer) with Tencent (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-5182 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 $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/12/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 28 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 94661 (Fedora 24 : 1:chromium-native_client / chromium (2016-c671aae490)), 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 370162 (Google Chrome Prior to 54.0.2840.59 Multiple Vulnerabilities).
Upgrading to version 54.0.2840.59 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chrome.google.com. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (94661). The entries 93280, 94586, 94588 and 94589 are pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 94661
Nessus Name: Fedora 24 : 1:chromium-native_client / chromium (2016-c671aae490)
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OpenVAS ID: 54318
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for chromium FEDORA-2016-c671aae490
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Chrome 54.0.2840.59
Timeline
05/31/2016 🔍10/12/2016 🔍
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12/17/2016 🔍
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10/12/2022 🔍
Sources
Vendor: google.comProduct: google.com
Advisory: FEDORA-2016-c671aae490⛔
Researcher: Abdulrahman Alqabandi (Cloudfuzzer)
Organization: Tencent
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-5182 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 93528 - Google Chrome Prior to 54.0.2840.59 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 12/18/2016 16:04Updated: 10/12/2022 09:23
Changes: 12/18/2016 16:04 (78), 07/09/2019 18:05 (9), 10/12/2022 09:21 (3), 10/12/2022 09:23 (1)
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