Google Chrome up to 52.x WebAssembly input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Google Chrome up to 52.x. This affects an unknown part of the component WebAssembly. The manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2018-6036. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Google Chrome up to 52.x (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component WebAssembly. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Insufficient data validation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 64.0.3282.119 allowed a remote attacker to potentially leak user data via a crafted HTML page.

The bug was discovered 01/24/2018. The weakness was shared 01/24/2018 by Masato Kinugawa (Paul) with Tencent (Website). The advisory is available at chromereleases.googleblog.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-6036 since 01/23/2018. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of 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 236634 (Red Hat Update for chromium-browser (RHSA-2018:0265)).

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†). The entries VDB-112550, VDB-112551, VDB-112552 and VDB-112553 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Class: Input validation
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: 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 🔍
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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-2018-6036 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-6036
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-112554

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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 07:09
Changes: 01/28/2018 10:38 (78), 12/30/2019 15:18 (11), 02/03/2023 07:09 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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