Google Chrome 16.0.912.77 PDF Fax Image memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome 16.0.912.77. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component PDF Fax Image Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2011-3963. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Chrome 16.0.912.77 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component PDF Fax Image Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Google Chrome before 17.0.963.46 does not properly handle PDF FAX images, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 02/08/2012 by Collin Payne (miaubiz) with Chromium Development Community (Website). The advisory is shared for download at oval.mitre.org. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2011-3963 since 10/01/2011. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is 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 57883 (FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (fe1976c2-5317-11e1-9e99-00262d5ed8ee)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 119930 (Google Chrome Prior to 17.0.963.46 Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 17.0.963.46 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chrome.google.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (73071), Tenable (57883), SecurityFocus (BID 51911†), OSVDB (78943†) and Secunia (SA47938†). The entries VDB-4604, VDB-4613, VDB-4607 and VDB-4609 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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

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Nessus ID: 57883
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (fe1976c2-5317-11e1-9e99-00262d5ed8ee)
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OpenVAS ID: 70732
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: chromium
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 17.0.963.46

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: oval.mitre.org
Researcher: Collin Payne (miaubiz)
Organization: Chromium Development Community
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-3963 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-3963
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4612

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X-Force: 73071
SecurityFocus: 51911 - Google Chrome Prior to 17.0.963.46 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 47938 - Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 78943
SecurityTracker: 1026654 - Google Chrome Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 34439 - Google Chrome < 17.0.963.46 Remote DoS via a Crafted PDF FAX Image, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/21/2012 01:00
Updated: 03/20/2021 17:37
Changes: 01/21/2012 01:00 (81), 04/09/2017 14:39 (10), 03/20/2021 17:37 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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