Google Chrome up to 54 PDFium KillFocusForAnnot use after free

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A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome up to 54 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function CFFL_FormFillter::KillFocusForAnnot of the component PDFium. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 54.0.2840.59 for Windows, Mac, and Linux; 54.0.2840.85 for Android incorrectly handled object lifecycles in CFFL_FormFillter::KillFocusForAnnot, which allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via crafted PDF files.

The bug was discovered 10/12/2016. The weakness was shared 12/18/2016 by Abdulrahman Alqabandi (Cloudfuzzer) with Tencent (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-5184 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 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 databases at Tenable (94661) and SecurityFocus (BID 93528†). The entries VDB-93280, VDB-94586, VDB-94587 and VDB-94588 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 54.0.2840.59

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10/12/2016 +134 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: FEDORA-2016-c671aae490⛔
Researcher: Abdulrahman Alqabandi (Cloudfuzzer)
Organization: Tencent
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-5184 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5184
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-94589

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SecurityFocus: 93528 - Google Chrome Prior to 54.0.2840.59 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Created: 12/18/2016 04:05 PM
Updated: 10/12/2022 09:39 AM
Changes: 12/18/2016 04:05 PM (79), 07/09/2019 06:27 PM (9), 10/12/2022 09:36 AM (3), 10/12/2022 09:39 AM (1)
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