Google Chrome up to 57 FFmpeg Video File integer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Google Chrome up to 57. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component FFmpeg. The manipulation as part of Video File leads to integer overflow. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-5051. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Google Chrome up to 57 (Web Browser). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component FFmpeg. The manipulation as part of a Video File leads to a integer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-190. The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound, when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This can introduce other weaknesses when the calculation is used for resource management or execution control. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An integer overflow in FFmpeg in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Mac, Windows, and Linux and 57.0.2987.108 for Android allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory write via a crafted video file, related to ChunkDemuxer.

The bug was discovered 03/09/2017. The weakness was disclosed 04/25/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at chromereleases.googleblog.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-5051 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/28/2024). 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 46 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 101920 (Fedora 24 : qt5-qtwebengine (2017-98bed96d12)), 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 276766 (Fedora Security Update for qt5-qtwebenginegitee719ad313e564 (FEDORA-2017-98bed96d12)).

Upgrading to version 57.0.2987.98 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (101920). The entries VDB-99042, VDB-99527, VDB-100544 and VDB-100545 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Integer overflow
CWE: CWE-190 / CWE-189
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Nessus ID: 101920
Nessus Name: Fedora 24 : qt5-qtwebengine (2017-98bed96d12)
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for qt5-qtwebengine FEDORA-2017-98bed96d12
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 57.0.2987.98

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03/09/2017 +66 days 🔍
04/24/2017 +46 days 🔍
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04/25/2017 +0 days 🔍
07/23/2017 +89 days 🔍
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09/28/2024 +2622 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: FEDORA-2017-98bed96d12
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CVE: CVE-2017-5051 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-5051
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-100577

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OSVDB: - CVE-2017-5051 - Google - Chrome - Integer Overflow Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/25/2017 22:45
Updated: 09/28/2024 00:49
Changes: 04/25/2017 22:45 (76), 09/21/2020 10:58 (4), 12/02/2022 10:20 (4), 09/28/2024 00:49 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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