Google Chrome up to 52.x WebUI use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome up to 52.x. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component WebUI. The manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2018-6054. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome up to 52.x (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component WebUI. The manipulation with an unknown input 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. The summary by CVE is:

Use after free in WebUI in Google Chrome prior to 64.0.3282.119 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted Chrome Extension.

The bug was discovered 01/24/2018. The weakness was presented 01/24/2018 by Masato Kinugawa (Paul) with Tencent (Website). The advisory is shared at chromereleases.googleblog.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-6054 since 01/23/2018. 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. 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 02/03/2023). 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 106486 (Google Chrome < 64.0.3282.119 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370741 (Google Chrome Prior to 64.0.3282.119 Multiple Vulnerabilites.).

Upgrading to version 53.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (106486), SecurityFocus (BID 102797†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1040282†). See VDB-112550, VDB-112551, VDB-112552 and VDB-112554 for similar entries. 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

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 106486
Nessus Name: Google Chrome < 64.0.3282.119 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS)
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OpenVAS ID: 64134
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for qt5-qtwebengine FEDORA-2018-e08d828ed9
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 53.0

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01/23/2018 🔍
01/24/2018 +1 days 🔍
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01/25/2018 +1 days 🔍
01/28/2018 +3 days 🔍
01/30/2018 +2 days 🔍
09/25/2018 +237 days 🔍
02/03/2023 +1592 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: RHSA-2018:0265
Researcher: Masato Kinugawa (Paul)
Organization: Tencent
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-6054 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-6054
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-112553

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SecurityFocus: 102797 - Google Chrome Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1040282

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/28/2018 10:38
Updated: 02/03/2023 06:59
Changes: 01/28/2018 10:38 (78), 12/30/2019 15:15 (11), 02/03/2023 06:59 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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