Google Chrome 16.0.912.77 Drag / Drop Feature use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome 16.0.912.77. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Drag / Drop Feature. The manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2011-3964. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome 16.0.912.77 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Drag / Drop Feature. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Google Chrome before 17.0.963.46 does not properly implement the drag-and-drop feature, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof the URL bar via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was presented 02/08/2012 by Collin Payne (miaubiz) with Chromium Development Community (Website). The advisory is shared at oval.mitre.org. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with Google. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-3964 since 10/01/2011. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful 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 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 (73072), Tenable (57883), SecurityFocus (BID 51911†), OSVDB (78944†) and Secunia (SA47938†). See VDB-4604, VDB-4607, VDB-4609 and VDB-4610 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / 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
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CVE: CVE-2011-3964 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-3964
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4613

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X-Force: 73072
SecurityFocus: 51911 - Google Chrome Prior to 17.0.963.46 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 47938 - Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 78944
SecurityTracker: 1026654 - Google Chrome Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 34440 - Google Chrome < 17.0.963.46 Drag-and-Drop Implementation Allows Remote Spoofing, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/21/2012 01:00
Updated: 03/20/2021 17:43
Changes: 01/21/2012 01:00 (80), 04/19/2017 10:28 (11), 03/20/2021 17:43 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:23D:103

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