Google Chrome prior 70.0.3538.67 on iOS History HTML Page Address input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Google Chrome on iOS. This affects an unknown part of the component History Handler. The manipulation as part of HTML Page results in input validation (Address). This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-17464. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Google Chrome on iOS (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown code block of the component History Handler. The manipulation as part of a HTML Page leads to a input validation vulnerability (Address). CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Incorrect handling of history on iOS in Navigation in Google Chrome prior to 70.0.3538.67 allowed a remote attacker to spoof the contents of the Omnibox (URL bar) via a crafted HTML page.

The bug was discovered 10/16/2018. The weakness was published 11/14/2018 by Samuel Gross (xisigr) (Website). The advisory is available at chromereleases.googleblog.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-17464 since 09/25/2018. 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 06/06/2023). 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 8 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)).

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 Tenable (118373) and SecurityFocus (BID 105666†). Similar entries are available at VDB-126808, VDB-126809, VDB-126811 and VDB-126812. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Name: Address
Class: Input validation / Address
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 118373
Nessus Name: RHEL 6 : chromium-browser (RHSA-2018:3004)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 70.0.3538.67

Timelineinfo

09/25/2018 🔍
10/16/2018 +21 days 🔍
10/16/2018 +0 days 🔍
10/24/2018 +8 days 🔍
10/25/2018 +1 days 🔍
11/14/2018 +20 days 🔍
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11/15/2018 +1 days 🔍
06/06/2023 +1664 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: RHSA-2018:3004
Researcher: Samuel Gross (xisigr)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-17464 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-17464
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-126810

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

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/15/2018 07:52
Updated: 06/06/2023 12:06
Changes: 11/15/2018 07:52 (79), 04/12/2020 17:37 (6), 06/06/2023 12:06 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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