Google Chrome WebAssembly HTML Page out-of-bounds

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A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Google Chrome. The affected element is an unknown function of the component WebAssembly. Executing a manipulation as part of HTML Page can lead to out-of-bounds. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-15401. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability has been found in Google Chrome (Web Browser) (affected version unknown) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component WebAssembly. The manipulation as part of a HTML Page leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A memory corruption bug in WebAssembly could lead to out of bounds read and write through V8 in WebAssembly in Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.62 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.

The bug was discovered 10/27/2017. The weakness was shared 01/09/2019 (Website). The advisory is available at chromereleases.googleblog.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-15401 since 10/17/2017. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. 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 $25k-$100k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/26/2020). 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 439 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The entries VDB-112951 and VDB-128795 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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• Web Browser

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• Google

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• Chrome

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• free

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• Vendor: https://www.google.com/
• Product: https://www.google.com/chrome/

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