Google Chrome up to 58 Omnibox URL input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Google Chrome up to 58. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Omnibox. The manipulation leads to input validation (URL). This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2017-5060. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome up to 58 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Omnibox. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability (URL). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Insufficient Policy Enforcement in Omnibox 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 domain spoofing via IDN homographs in a crafted domain name.

The bug was discovered 04/19/2017. The weakness was presented 04/19/2017 by Wadih Matar with Zero Day Initiative as Stable Channel Update for Desktop, April 2017 as confirmed news (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at chromereleases.googleblog.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-5060 since 01/02/2017. 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. 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 09/17/2020). 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 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 169947 (OpenSUSE Security Update for chromium (openSUSE-SU-2017:1098-1)).

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†). See VDB-100276, VDB-100277, VDB-100278 and VDB-100279 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

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Name: URL
Class: Input validation / URL
CWE: CWE-20
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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-2017-5060 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-5060
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-100283

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SecurityFocus: 97939 - Google Chrome Prior to 58.0.3029.81 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-5060 - Google - Chrome - Spoofing Issue
SecurityTracker: 1038317

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/20/2017 14:49
Updated: 09/17/2020 21:39
Changes: 04/20/2017 14:49 (84), 09/17/2020 21:39 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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