Google Chrome v8 code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome. It has been classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component v8. The manipulation leads to code injection. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-9651. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome (Web Browser) (unknown version) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component v8. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A missing check for whether a property of a JS object is private in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.

The bug was discovered 12/01/2016. The weakness was shared 06/14/2017 by Abdulrahman Alqabandi (xisigr) with Qihoo 360 as EDB-ID 42175 as confirmed entry (Exploit-DB). The advisory is shared at exploit-db.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-9651 since 11/29/2016. 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. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/12/2024). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 195 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 95906 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 196650 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Oxide-qt Vulnerabilities (USN-3153-1)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (42175), Tenable (95906) and SecurityFocus (BID 94633†). The entries VDB-93578, VDB-95480, VDB-95481 and VDB-95482 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 95906
Nessus Name: Fedora 24 : chromium (2016-e0e1cb2b2b)
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for qt5-qtwebengine FEDORA-2017-ae1fde5fb8
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11/29/2016 🔍
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06/14/2017 +195 days 🔍
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06/16/2017 +2 days 🔍
01/09/2019 +572 days 🔍
06/12/2024 +1981 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: EDB-ID 42175
Researcher: Abdulrahman Alqabandi (xisigr)
Organization: Qihoo 360
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-9651 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9651
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-102569

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SecurityFocus: 94633 - Google Chrome Prior to 55.0.2883.75 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/16/2017 08:58
Updated: 06/12/2024 11:29
Changes: 06/16/2017 08:58 (77), 10/18/2019 11:55 (8), 12/28/2020 21:10 (4), 06/12/2024 11:29 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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