Google Chrome up to 59 Chrome Apps HTML Page use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Google Chrome up to 59. Affected is an unknown function of the component Chrome Apps. Such manipulation as part of HTML Page leads to use after free. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2017-5074. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Google Chrome up to 59 (Web Browser). Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component Chrome Apps. The manipulation as part of a HTML Page leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A use after free in Chrome Apps in Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Windows allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page, related to Bluetooth.

The bug was discovered 06/05/2017. The weakness was presented 10/27/2017 by Andrey Kovalev with Qihoo 360 Vulcan Team (Website). The advisory is shared for download at security.gentoo.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-5074 since 01/02/2017. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 01/04/2023). 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 24 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 101124 (Fedora 25 : 1:chromium-native_client (2017-a66e2c5b62)), 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 236369 (Red Hat Update for chromium-browser (RHSA-2017:1399)).

Upgrading to version 59.0.3071.86 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 (101124) and SecurityFocus (BID 98861†). See VDB-108663, VDB-108664, VDB-108665 and VDB-108666 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 101124
Nessus Name: Fedora 25 : 1:chromium-native_client (2017-a66e2c5b62)
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for chromium-native_client FEDORA-2017-b8d76bef4e
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 59.0.3071.86

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06/05/2017 +154 days 🔍
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01/04/2023 +1895 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: FEDORA-2017-a66e2c5b62
Researcher: Andrey Kovalev
Organization: Qihoo 360 Vulcan Team
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-5074 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-5074
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-108668

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SecurityFocus: 98861 - Google Chrome Prior to 59.0.3071.86 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1038622

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/27/2017 19:48
Updated: 01/04/2023 17:16
Changes: 10/27/2017 19:48 (83), 12/01/2019 08:41 (2), 01/20/2021 20:26 (2), 01/04/2023 17:08 (3), 01/04/2023 17:16 (1)
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