Google Chrome prior 69.0.3497.81 PDFium PDF File out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Google Chrome. Affected is an unknown function of the component PDFium. Such manipulation as part of PDF File leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-16076. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Google Chrome (Web Browser). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality 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. CVE summarizes:

Missing bounds check in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.81 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted PDF file.

The bug was discovered 09/04/2018. The weakness was shared 01/09/2019 by Natalie Silvanovich with Google Project Zero (Website). The advisory is shared for download at chromereleases.googleblog.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-16076 since 08/29/2018. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 117333 (Google Chrome < 69.0.3497.81 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 171561 (OpenSUSE Security Update for chromium (openSUSE-SU-2018:2664-1)).

Upgrading to version 69.0.3497.81 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 (117333) and SecurityFocus (BID 105215†). The entries VDB-123326, VDB-128858, VDB-128859 and VDB-128860 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 117333
Nessus Name: Google Chrome < 69.0.3497.81 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 69.0.3497.81

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08/29/2018 🔍
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01/09/2019 +125 days 🔍
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06/23/2023 +1625 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: RHSA-2018:2666
Researcher: Natalie Silvanovich
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-16076 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-16076
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-128864
SecurityFocus: 105215 - Google Chrome Prior to 69.0.3497.81 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/10/2019 11:16
Updated: 06/23/2023 13:47
Changes: 01/10/2019 11:16 (77), 04/27/2020 13:01 (6), 06/23/2023 13:47 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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