VDB-114159 · CVE-2016-5179 · BID 93260

Google Chrome OS up to 53.0.2785 Boot memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Chrome OS up to 53.0.2785 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Boot Handler. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2016-5179. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Google Chrome OS up to 53.0.2785 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown part of the component Boot Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Chrome OS before 53.0.2785.144 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands at boot.

The bug was discovered 09/30/2016. The weakness was shared 03/07/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at bugs.chromium.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-5179 since 05/31/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. 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 01/11/2020). 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 522 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Upgrading to version 53.0.2785.144 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 93260†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome OS 53.0.2785.144

Timelineinfo

05/31/2016 🔍
09/30/2016 +122 days 🔍
09/30/2016 +0 days 🔍
03/06/2018 +522 days 🔍
03/07/2018 +1 days 🔍
03/07/2018 +0 days 🔍
01/11/2020 +675 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: bugs.chromium.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-5179 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5179
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-114159
SecurityFocus: 93260 - Google Chrome OS Security Bypass and Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerabilities

Entryinfo

Created: 03/07/2018 11:02
Updated: 01/11/2020 08:24
Changes: 03/07/2018 11:02 (64), 01/11/2020 08:24 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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