Google Chrome prior 62.0.3202.62 on Windows v8 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Google Chrome on Windows. This impacts an unknown function of the component v8. Such manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-15392. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome on Windows (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component v8. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. 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. CVE summarizes:

Insufficient data validation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.62 allowed an attacker who can write to the Windows Registry to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted Windows Registry entry, related to PlatformIntegration.

The bug was discovered 10/17/2017. The weakness was released 02/07/2018 by Kushal Arvind Shah (xisigr) with Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-15392 since 10/17/2017. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. 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 02/06/2023). 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 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 104063 (FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (a692bffe-b6ad-11e7-a1c2-e8e0b747a45a)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 236535 (Red Hat Update for chromium-browser (RHSA-2017:2997)).

Upgrading to version 62.0.3202.62 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 (104063) and SecurityFocus (BID 101482†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-112940, VDB-112941, VDB-112942 and VDB-112943. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 104063
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (a692bffe-b6ad-11e7-a1c2-e8e0b747a45a)
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OpenVAS ID: 800562
OpenVAS Name: Google Chrome Security Updates(stable-channel-update-for-desktop-2017-10)-Windows
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 62.0.3202.62

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10/21/2017 +3 days 🔍
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02/07/2018 +107 days 🔍
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02/08/2018 +1 days 🔍
02/06/2023 +1824 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: RHSA-2017:2997⛔
Researcher: Kushal Arvind Shah (xisigr)
Organization: Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-15392 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-15392
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-112946

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SecurityFocus: 101482 - Google Chrome Prior to 62.0.3202.62 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/08/2018 06:59
Updated: 02/06/2023 07:24
Changes: 02/08/2018 06:59 (78), 01/02/2020 15:15 (7), 02/06/2023 07:24 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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