Google Chrome up to 58 WebRTC HTML Page race condition

CVSS Meta Temp Score
CVSS is a standardized scoring system to determine possibilities of attacks. The Temp Score considers temporal factors like disclosure, exploit and countermeasures. The unique Meta Score calculates the average score of different sources to provide a normalized scoring system.
Current Exploit Price (≈)
Our analysts are monitoring exploit markets and are in contact with vulnerability brokers. The range indicates the observed or calculated exploit price to be seen on exploit markets. A good indicator to understand the monetary effort required for and the popularity of an attack.
CTI Interest Score
Our Cyber Threat Intelligence team is monitoring different web sites, mailing lists, exploit markets and social media networks. The CTI Interest Score identifies the interest of attackers and the security community for this specific vulnerability in real-time. A high score indicates an elevated risk to be targeted for this vulnerability.
6.7$0-$5k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Google Chrome up to 58. Impacted is an unknown function of the component WebRTC. Performing a manipulation as part of HTML Page results in race condition. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-5068. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome up to 58 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown functionality of the component WebRTC. The manipulation as part of a HTML Page leads to a race condition vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Incorrect handling of picture ID in WebRTC in Google Chrome prior to 58.0.3029.96 for Mac, Windows, and Linux allowed a remote attacker to trigger a race condition via a crafted HTML page.

The bug was discovered 04/19/2017. The weakness was presented 10/27/2017 by Philipp Hancke (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at security.gentoo.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-5068 since 01/02/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for 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 vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 83 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. 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 170021 (OpenSUSE Security Update for Chromium (openSUSE-SU-2017:1190-1)).

Upgrading to version 58.0.3029.96 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (101504) and SecurityFocus (BID 98288†). See VDB-100277, VDB-100278, VDB-100281 and VDB-100282 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Vendor

Name

Version

License

Website

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.5
NVD Vector: 🔍

CVSSv2info

AVACAuCIA
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
VectorComplexityAuthenticationConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

0-DayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
TodayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

Nessus ID: 101504
Nessus Name: Fedora 25 : qt5-qtwebengine (2017-58cde32413)
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
Nessus Family: 🔍
Nessus Context: 🔍

OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for chromium FEDORA-2017-dc7ce3b314
OpenVAS File: 🔍
OpenVAS Family: 🔍

Qualys ID: 🔍
Qualys Name: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Chrome 58.0.3029.96

Timelineinfo

01/02/2017 🔍
04/19/2017 +107 days 🔍
05/02/2017 +13 days 🔍
07/11/2017 +70 days 🔍
07/13/2017 +2 days 🔍
10/27/2017 +106 days 🔍
10/27/2017 +0 days 🔍
10/27/2017 +0 days 🔍
08/28/2024 +2496 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: RHSA-2017:1228
Researcher: Philipp Hancke
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-5068 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-5068
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-108663

OVAL: 🔍

SecurityFocus: 98288 - Google Chrome CVE-2017-5068 Unspecified Race Condition Vulnerability

See also: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 10/27/2017 19:46
Updated: 08/28/2024 00:16
Changes: 10/27/2017 19:46 (79), 12/01/2019 08:29 (2), 01/04/2023 16:17 (4), 08/28/2024 00:16 (16)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Discussion

No comments yet. Languages: en.

Please log in to comment.

◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸

Do you want to use VulDB in your project?

Use the official API to access entries easily!