Google Chrome 28.0.1500.95 Text Rendering Long Layout memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Google Chrome 28.0.1500.95. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Text Rendering. Performing a manipulation as part of Long Layout results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2013-2887. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Google Chrome 28.0.1500.95 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown functionality of the component Text Rendering. The manipulation as part of a Long Layout 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:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Google Chrome before 29.0.1547.57 allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other impact via unknown vectors.

The weakness was released 08/20/2013 with Google as 248960 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at crbug.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-2887 since 04/11/2013. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/21/2021). 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 69423 (Google Chrome < 29.0.1547.57 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121395 (Google Chrome Prior to 29.0.1547.57 Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 29.0.1547.57 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 advisory contains the following remark:

This update includes 25 security fixes.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (69423), SecurityFocus (BID 61885†), OSVDB (96472†), Secunia (SA54479†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-41188†). Further details are available at code.google.com. Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-9998, VDB-9999, VDB-10000 and VDB-10001. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 69423
Nessus Name: Google Chrome < 29.0.1547.57 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 892741
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2741-1 (chromium-browser - several vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 29.0.1547.57

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: 248960
Organization: Google
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-2887 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-2887
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-10011

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SecurityFocus: 61885 - Google Chrome CVE-2013-2887 Multiple Unspecified Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 54479 - Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 96472
Vulnerability Center: 41188 - Google Chrome <29.0.1547.57 Remote DoS Vulnerability, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/23/2013 11:07
Updated: 05/21/2021 15:44
Changes: 08/23/2013 11:07 (87), 05/09/2017 10:28 (3), 05/21/2021 15:44 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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