Google Chrome up to 73 Extensions HTML Page race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Google Chrome up to 73. Affected is an unknown function of the component Extensions. This manipulation as part of HTML Page causes race condition. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2019-5796. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome up to 73 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Extensions. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Data race in extensions guest view in Google Chrome prior to 73.0.3683.75 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

The bug was discovered 03/12/2019. The weakness was published 05/23/2019 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.opensuse.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-5796 since 01/09/2019. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 72 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371692 (Google Chrome Prior To 73.0.3683.75 Multiple Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 73.0.3683.75 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (46566). Similar entries are available at VDB-135466, VDB-135467, VDB-135468 and VDB-135469. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 73.0.3683.75

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01/09/2019 🔍
03/12/2019 +62 days 🔍
05/23/2019 +72 days 🔍
05/24/2019 +1 days 🔍
01/19/2025 +2067 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: lists.opensuse.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-5796 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-5796
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-135475
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/24/2019 22:11
Updated: 01/19/2025 21:58
Changes: 05/24/2019 22:11 (63), 06/15/2020 12:20 (2), 01/19/2025 21:58 (24)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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