Google Chrome prior 62.0.3202.62 Skia HTML Page integer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Google Chrome. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Skia. This manipulation as part of HTML Page causes integer overflow. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2017-5131. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Chrome (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Skia. The manipulation as part of a HTML Page leads to a integer overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-190. The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound, when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This can introduce other weaknesses when the calculation is used for resource management or execution control. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An integer overflow in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.62 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page, aka an out-of-bounds write.

The bug was discovered 10/17/2017. The weakness was presented 02/07/2018 by Kushal Arvind Shah (xisigr) with Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-5131 since 01/02/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 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†). See VDB-112940, VDB-112941, VDB-112942 and VDB-112943 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Integer overflow
CWE: CWE-190 / CWE-189
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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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01/02/2017 🔍
10/17/2017 +288 days 🔍
10/18/2017 +1 days 🔍
10/21/2017 +3 days 🔍
10/23/2017 +2 days 🔍
02/07/2018 +107 days 🔍
02/07/2018 +0 days 🔍
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-2017-5131 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-5131
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-112963

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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 07:02
Updated: 02/06/2023 08:17
Changes: 02/08/2018 07:02 (78), 01/02/2020 16:04 (7), 02/06/2023 08:17 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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