Google Chrome up to 16.0.912.75 Animation Frame resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Google Chrome up to 16.0.912.75. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Animation Frame Handler. Performing a manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2011-3921. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Google Chrome up to 16.0.912.75 (Web Browser). This affects some unknown processing of the component Animation Frame Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome before 16.0.912.75 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving animation frames.

The weakness was released 01/05/2012 by Boris Zbarsky with Google Chrome Security Team as 106672 (Website). The advisory is shared at code.google.com. The public release was coordinated with Google. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-3921 since 10/01/2011. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 57454 (FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (1a1aef8e-3894-11e1-8b5c-00262d5ed8ee)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 16.0.912.75 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 trac.webkit.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (72153), Tenable (57454), SecurityFocus (BID 51300†), OSVDB (78149†) and Secunia (SA47445†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-4522, VDB-4520, VDB-4575 and VDB-6351. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 57454
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (1a1aef8e-3894-11e1-8b5c-00262d5ed8ee)
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OpenVAS ID: 70580
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: chromium
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 16.0.912.75
Patch: trac.webkit.org

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01/05/2012 +96 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: 106672
Researcher: Boris Zbarsky
Organization: Google Chrome Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-3921 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-3921
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4521

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X-Force: 72153
SecurityFocus: 51300 - Google Chrome Prior to 16.0.912.75 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 47445 - Gentoo update for chromium and v8, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 78149
SecurityTracker: 1026487 - Google Chrome Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 34209 - Google Chrome Before 16.0.912.75 Animation Frames Use-After-Free Vulnerability Allows DoS, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/21/2012 01:00
Updated: 03/20/2021 11:52
Changes: 01/21/2012 01:00 (81), 04/09/2017 13:21 (10), 03/20/2021 11:52 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:12E:103

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