Google Chrome prior 69.0.3497.81 Navigation HTML Page race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Google Chrome. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Navigation. Executing a manipulation as part of HTML Page can lead to race condition. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-16079. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Chrome (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Navigation. The manipulation as part of a HTML Page leads to a race condition vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A race condition between permission prompts and navigations in Prompts in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.81 allowed a remote attacker to spoof the contents of the Omnibox (URL bar) via a crafted HTML page.

The bug was discovered 09/04/2018. The weakness was released 01/09/2019 by Natalie Silvanovich with Google Project Zero (Website). The advisory is available at chromereleases.googleblog.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-16079 since 08/29/2018. 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 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†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-123326, VDB-128858, VDB-128859 and VDB-128860. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Remote: Yes

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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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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-2018-16079 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-16079
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-128866
SecurityFocus: 105215 - Google Chrome Prior to 69.0.3497.81 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/10/2019 11:17
Updated: 06/23/2023 13:59
Changes: 01/10/2019 11:17 (76), 04/27/2020 14:19 (6), 06/23/2023 13:59 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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