CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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7.9 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Google Chrome up to 55 (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown part of the component v8. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
A use after free in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Mac, Windows and Linux, and 55.0.2883.84 for Android allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
The bug was discovered 12/01/2016. The weakness was published 01/19/2017 by Abdulrahman Alqabandi (xisigr) with Qihoo 360 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-5213 since 05/31/2016. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/01/2022). 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 8 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 95661 (Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 16.10 : oxide-qt vulnerabilities (USN-3153-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370249 (Google Chrome Prior to 55.0.2883.75 Multiple Vulnerabilities).
Upgrading to version 55.0.2883.75 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (95661) and SecurityFocus (BID 94633†).
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9
VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploiting
Class: Use after freeCWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 95661
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 16.10 : oxide-qt vulnerabilities (USN-3153-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 900236
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Update for Chromium openSUSE-SU-2016:3108-1 (Chromium)
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Chrome 55.0.2883.75
Timeline
05/31/2016 🔍12/01/2016 🔍
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12/09/2016 🔍
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11/01/2022 🔍
Sources
Vendor: google.comProduct: google.com
Advisory: USN-3153-1⛔
Researcher: Abdulrahman Alqabandi (xisigr)
Organization: Qihoo 360
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-5213 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 94633 - Google Chrome Prior to 55.0.2883.75 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-5213 - Google - Chrome - Use-After-Free Issue
Entry
Created: 01/19/2017 09:42Updated: 11/01/2022 12:22
Changes: 01/19/2017 09:42 (77), 07/24/2020 15:58 (10), 11/01/2022 12:14 (3), 11/01/2022 12:22 (1)
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