Google Chrome up to 69.0.3497.92 v8 HTML Page input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Google Chrome. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component v8. The manipulation as part of HTML Page leads to input validation. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-17463. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component v8. The manipulation as part of a HTML Page leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Incorrect side effect annotation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 70.0.3538.67 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.

The bug was discovered 10/16/2018. The weakness was shared 11/14/2018 by Samuel Gross (xisigr) (Website). The advisory is shared at chromereleases.googleblog.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-17463 since 09/25/2018. 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. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed by saelo/timwr/sf in Ruby/Metasploit and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is available at rapid7.com. It is declared as attacked. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 29 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 118373 (RHEL 6 : chromium-browser (RHSA-2018:3004)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 176520 (Debian Security Update for chromium-browser (DSA 4330-1)). The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 06/08/2022 with a due date of 06/22/2022:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Upgrading to version 70.0.3538.67 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 Exploit-DB (48184), Tenable (118373) and SecurityFocus (BID 105666†). The entries VDB-126808, VDB-126810, VDB-126811 and VDB-126812 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Access: Public
Status: Attacked
Author: saelo/timwr/sf
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Nessus ID: 118373
Nessus Name: RHEL 6 : chromium-browser (RHSA-2018:3004)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 70.0.3538.67

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09/25/2018 🔍
09/25/2018 +0 days 🔍
10/16/2018 +21 days 🔍
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10/24/2018 +8 days 🔍
10/25/2018 +1 days 🔍
11/14/2018 +20 days 🔍
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11/15/2018 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: RHSA-2018:3004
Researcher: Samuel Gross (xisigr)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-17463 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-17463
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-126809

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SecurityFocus: 105666 - Google Chrome Prior to 70.0.3538.67 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/15/2018 07:52
Updated: 02/02/2025 11:42
Changes: 11/15/2018 07:52 (77), 04/12/2020 17:30 (6), 01/29/2021 07:34 (2), 01/29/2021 07:35 (5), 06/06/2023 11:58 (4), 04/27/2024 06:45 (24), 06/28/2024 22:37 (2), 09/09/2024 22:30 (1), 01/29/2025 19:59 (11), 02/02/2025 11:42 (1)
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Committer: misc
Cache ID: 216::103

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