Google Chrome up to 32.0.1700.107 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Google Chrome up to 32.0.1700.107. Affected is an unknown function. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2013-6661. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Google Chrome up to 32.0.1700.107 (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Google Chrome before 33.0.1750.117 allow attackers to bypass the sandbox protection mechanism after obtaining renderer access, or have other impact, via unknown vectors.

The weakness was published 02/20/2014 by Antoine Delignat-Lavaud (Cloudfuzzer) with Google as Stable Channel Update as confirmed release notes (Blog). The advisory is shared at googlechromereleases.blogspot.ch. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-6661 since 11/05/2013. 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue. The advisory points out:

Many of the [above] bugs were detected using AddressSanitizer.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73164 (Debian DSA-2883-1 : chromium-browser - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 122901 (Debian Security Update for chromium-browser (DSA 2883-1)).

Upgrading to version 33.0.1750.117 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chrome.google.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The release notes contains the following remark:

This update includes 28 security fixes. Below, we highlight fixes that were either contributed by external researchers or particularly interesting.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (91238), Tenable (73164), SecurityFocus (BID 65699†), Secunia (SA57028†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43366†). Similar entries are available at VDB-5661, VDB-5662, VDB-10842 and VDB-10843. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 73164
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2883-1 : chromium-browser - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 702883
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2883-1 (chromium-browser - security update
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 33.0.1750.117

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: Stable Channel Update
Researcher: Antoine Delignat-Lavaud (Cloudfuzzer)
Organization: Google
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-6661 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-6661
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12385

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X-Force: 91238 - Google Chrome internal audtis unspecified, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 65699 - Google Chrome Prior to 33.0.1750.117 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 57028 - Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
Vulnerability Center: 43366 - Google Chrome before 33.0.1750.117 Multiple Unspecified Remote Vulnerabilities, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/23/2014 11:59
Updated: 06/09/2021 18:39
Changes: 02/23/2014 11:59 (88), 05/21/2017 14:22 (6), 06/09/2021 18:39 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:3A8:103

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