Google Chrome up to 1.0.154.59 Skia 2D memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component Skia 2D. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2009-1441. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Skia 2D. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ParamTraits<SkBitmap>::Read function in Google Chrome before 1.0.154.64 allows attackers to leverage renderer access to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to a large bitmap that arrives over the IPC channel.

The weakness was presented 05/07/2009 with Google (Website). The advisory is shared for download at googlechromereleases.blogspot.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-1441 since 04/27/2009. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 38699 (Google Chrome < 1.0.154.64 Multiple Overflows), 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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chrome.google.com. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at googlechromereleases.blogspot.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (50362), Tenable (38699), SecurityFocus (BID 34859†), OSVDB (54248†) and Secunia (SA35014†). See VDB-48086 for similar entry. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 38699
Nessus Name: Google Chrome < 1.0.154.64 Multiple Overflows
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OpenVAS ID: 800567
OpenVAS Name: Google Chrome Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: chrome.google.com
Patch: googlechromereleases.blogspot.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: googlechromereleases.blogspot.com
Organization: Google
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-1441 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1441
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3968
X-Force: 50362 - Chrome ParamTraits::Read() function buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 34859 - Google Chrome Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 35014 - Google Chrome Skia 2D Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 54248 - Google Chrome Skia 2D Graphics Component Image Size Handling Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1022174 - Google Chrome Input Validation Flaw in InitSkBitmapFromData() Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 21973 - Google Chrome \x3C 1.0.154.64 ParamTraits\x3CSkBitmap\x3E::Read Function Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-1266

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/19/2009 14:54
Updated: 03/17/2021 09:15
Changes: 05/19/2009 14:54 (86), 02/08/2017 09:18 (13), 03/17/2021 09:15 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:3F5:103

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