Google Chrome up to 62 v8 HTML Page memory corruption

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A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Google Chrome up to 62. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component v8. The manipulation as part of HTML Page results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2017-15406. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome up to 62 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component v8. The manipulation as part of a HTML Page 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. CVE summarizes:

A stack buffer overflow in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.75 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page.

The bug was discovered 10/26/2017. The weakness was released 08/28/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at chromereleases.googleblog.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-15406 since 10/17/2017. 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 03/18/2020). 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 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 104227 (FreeBSD : chromium -- Stack overflow in V8 (3cd46257-bbc5-11e7-a3bc-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.

Upgrading to version 62.0.3202.75 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (104227). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-123309, VDB-123310, VDB-123308 and VDB-123307. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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• Web Browser

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• Google

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• Chrome

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• 62

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• free

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• Vendor: https://www.google.com/
• Product: https://www.google.com/chrome/

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