Google Chrome up to 58 PDFium out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Google Chrome up to 58. The affected element is an unknown function of the component PDFium. Executing a manipulation can lead to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2017-5057. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Chrome up to 58 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component PDFium. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Type confusion in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 58.0.3029.81 for Mac, Windows, and Linux, and 58.0.3029.83 for Android, allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted PDF file.

The bug was discovered 04/19/2017. The weakness was disclosed 04/19/2017 by Wadih Matar with Zero Day Initiative as Stable Channel Update for Desktop, April 2017 as confirmed news (Website). The advisory is available at chromereleases.googleblog.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-5057 since 01/02/2017. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 101504 (Fedora 25 : qt5-qtwebengine (2017-58cde32413)), 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 370376 (Google Chrome Prior to 58.0.3029.81 Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 58.0.3029.81 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (101504), SecurityFocus (BID 97939†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1038317†). The entries VDB-100276, VDB-100277, VDB-100278 and VDB-100279 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 101504
Nessus Name: Fedora 25 : qt5-qtwebengine (2017-58cde32413)
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for chromium FEDORA-2017-dc7ce3b314
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 58.0.3029.81

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: Stable Channel Update for Desktop, April 2017
Researcher: Wadih Matar
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2017-5057 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-5057
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-100282

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SecurityFocus: 97939 - Google Chrome Prior to 58.0.3029.81 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-5057 - Google - Chrome - Type Confusion Issue
SecurityTracker: 1038317

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/20/2017 14:49
Updated: 09/17/2020 21:35
Changes: 04/20/2017 14:49 (83), 09/17/2020 21:35 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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