Google Chrome prior 70.0.3538.67 Omnibox HTML Page input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Google Chrome. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Omnibox. Performing a manipulation as part of HTML Page results in input validation. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-17467. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Google Chrome (Web Browser). This affects an unknown functionality of the component Omnibox. The manipulation as part of a HTML Page leads to a input validation vulnerability. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Insufficiently quick clearing of stale rendered content 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 presented 11/14/2018 by Samuel Gross (xisigr) (Website). The advisory is shared at chromereleases.googleblog.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-17467 since 09/25/2018. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around 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†). See VDB-126808, VDB-126809, VDB-126810 and VDB-126811 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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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 🔍
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 🔍
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-2018-17467 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-17467
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-126813

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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 12:29
Changes: 11/15/2018 07:52 (77), 04/12/2020 17:50 (6), 06/06/2023 12:29 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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