Google Chrome prior 70.0.3538.67 PDFium PDF File out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Chrome and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component PDFium. The manipulation as part of PDF File leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2018-17469. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component PDFium. The manipulation as part of a PDF File leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Incorrect handling of PDF filter chains in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 70.0.3538.67 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted PDF file.

The bug was discovered 10/16/2018. The weakness was published 11/14/2018 by Samuel Gross (xisigr) (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at chromereleases.googleblog.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-17469 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

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-126810 and VDB-126811. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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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 🔍
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11/14/2018 +20 days 🔍
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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-2018-17469 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-17469
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-126815

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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 12:44
Changes: 11/15/2018 07:52 (77), 04/12/2020 18:01 (6), 06/06/2023 12:44 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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