Google Chrome prior 61.0.3163.79 PDFium use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome. It has been rated as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component PDFium. This manipulation causes use after free. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-5111. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Google Chrome (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component PDFium. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A use after free in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 61.0.3163.79 for Linux, Windows, and Mac allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit memory corruption via a crafted PDF file.

The bug was discovered 09/05/2017. The weakness was shared 09/05/2017 by Wenxu Wu as Stable Channel Update for Desktop, September 2017 as confirmed release notes (Website). The advisory is shared at chromereleases.googleblog.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-5111 since 01/02/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 11/14/2019). 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 103539 (Debian DSA-3985-1 : chromium-browser - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 276949 (Fedora Security Update for chromium (FEDORA-2017-efeb59171d)).

Upgrading to version 61.0.3163.79 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (103539), SecurityFocus (BID 100610†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1039291†). The entries VDB-106310, VDB-106311, VDB-106312 and VDB-106313 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 103539
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-3985-1 : chromium-browser - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 53754
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3985-1 (chromium-browser - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 61.0.3163.79

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09/05/2017 +246 days 🔍
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09/28/2017 +18 days 🔍
09/29/2017 +1 days 🔍
10/27/2017 +28 days 🔍
11/14/2019 +748 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: Stable Channel Update for Desktop, September 2017
Researcher: Wenxu Wu
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2017-5111 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-5111
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-106309

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SecurityFocus: 100610 - Google Chrome Prior to 61.0.3163.79 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1039291

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/10/2017 10:27
Updated: 11/14/2019 10:28
Changes: 09/10/2017 10:27 (76), 11/14/2019 10:28 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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