Google Chrome up to 59 on Mac Policy Enforcement Domain Name input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Google Chrome up to 59 on Mac. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Policy Enforcement. The manipulation leads to input validation (Domain Name). This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2017-5089. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome up to 59 on Mac (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Policy Enforcement. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability (Domain Name). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Insufficient Policy Enforcement in Omnibox in Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.104 for Mac allowed a remote attacker to perform domain spoofing via a crafted domain name.

The bug was discovered 06/15/2017. The weakness was presented 10/27/2017 by Michal Bentkowski with Tencent (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at security.gentoo.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-5089 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/05/2023). 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 50 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 102210 (Debian DSA-3926-1 : 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 170104 (OpenSUSE Security Update for chromium (openSUSE-SU-2017:1591-1)).

Upgrading to version 59.0.3071.104 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 (102210) and SecurityFocus (BID 99096†). See VDB-108663, VDB-108664, VDB-108665 and VDB-108666 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

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Name: Domain Name
Class: Input validation / Domain Name
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 102210
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-3926-1 : chromium-browser - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 703926
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3926-1 (chromium-browser - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 59.0.3071.104

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01/02/2017 🔍
06/15/2017 +164 days 🔍
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08/04/2017 +50 days 🔍
08/07/2017 +3 days 🔍
10/27/2017 +81 days 🔍
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01/05/2023 +1896 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: RHSA-2017:1495
Researcher: Michal Bentkowski
Organization: Tencent
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-5089 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-5089
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-108683

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SecurityFocus: 99096 - Google Chrome Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1038765

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/27/2017 19:54
Updated: 01/05/2023 07:19
Changes: 10/27/2017 19:54 (68), 12/01/2019 09:49 (8), 01/20/2021 21:30 (3), 01/20/2021 21:36 (11), 01/05/2023 07:19 (3)
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