Google Chrome up to 63 PDFium PDF File use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Google Chrome up to 63. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component PDFium. The manipulation as part of PDF File leads to use after free. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-15411. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Google Chrome up to 63 (Web Browser). This issue affects some unknown processing of the component PDFium. The manipulation as part of a PDF File leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Use after free in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 63.0.3239.84 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted PDF file.

The bug was discovered 12/06/2017. The weakness was released 08/28/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at access.redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-15411 since 10/17/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. 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 05/04/2023). 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 48 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 106236 (FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (1d951e85-ffdb-11e7-8b91-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 370678 (Google Chrome Prior to 63.0.3239.84 Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 63.0.3239.84 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 databases at Tenable (106236) and SecurityFocus (BID 100914†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-106612, VDB-107426, VDB-109008 and VDB-112557. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 106236
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (1d951e85-ffdb-11e7-8b91-e8e0b747a45a)
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OpenVAS ID: 862004
OpenVAS Name: Google Chrome Security Updates(stable-channel-update-for-desktop-2017-12)-Linux
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 63.0.3239.84

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09/13/2017 🔍
10/17/2017 +33 days 🔍
12/06/2017 +50 days 🔍
01/22/2018 +47 days 🔍
01/23/2018 +0 days 🔍
08/28/2018 +216 days 🔍
08/28/2018 +0 days 🔍
08/29/2018 +1 days 🔍
05/04/2023 +1709 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: RHSA-2017:3401
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2017-15411 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-15411
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-123311

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SecurityFocus: 100914 - Tcpdump CVE-2017-12997 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/29/2018 07:01
Updated: 05/04/2023 19:15
Changes: 08/29/2018 07:01 (79), 03/18/2020 17:29 (3), 05/04/2023 19:15 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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