| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Google Chrome 16.0.912.77. Affected is an unknown function in the library libxslt. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2011-3970. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Google Chrome 16.0.912.77 (Web Browser). This issue affects some unknown processing in the library libxslt. 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 availability. The summary by CVE is:
libxslt, as used in Google Chrome before 17.0.963.46, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via unspecified vectors.
The weakness was shared 02/08/2012 by Collin Payne (miaubiz) with Chromium Development Community (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vmware.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-3970 since 10/01/2011. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.
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 70843 (SuSE 11.2 / 11.3 Security Update : libxslt (SAT Patch Numbers 8500 / 8501)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 216049 (VMWare ESXi 5.1.0 Patch Complete Update 1 Missing (KB2041632)).
Upgrading to version 17.0.963.46 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 git.gnome.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (73078), Tenable (70843), SecurityFocus (BID 51911†), OSVDB (78950†) and Secunia (SA47733†). The entries VDB-4604, VDB-4613, VDB-4607 and VDB-4609 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.
Product
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.google.com/
- Product: https://www.google.com/chrome/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7
VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.7
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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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: 70843
Nessus Name: SuSE 11.2 / 11.3 Security Update : libxslt (SAT Patch Numbers 8500 / 8501)
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OpenVAS ID: 70732
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: chromium
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Upgrade: Chrome 17.0.963.46
Patch: git.gnome.org
Timeline
10/01/2011 🔍01/22/2012 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: google.comProduct: google.com
Advisory: vmware.com
Researcher: Collin Payne (miaubiz)
Organization: Chromium Development Community
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-3970 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-3970
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4619
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X-Force: 73078
SecurityFocus: 51911 - Google Chrome Prior to 17.0.963.46 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 47733 - SUSE update for libxslt, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 78950
SecurityTracker: 1026654 - Google Chrome Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 34446 - Google Chrome < 17.0.963.46 libxslt Out-of-Bounds Read Issue Allows Remote DoS, Medium
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Entry
Created: 02/24/2012 01:00Updated: 03/20/2021 18:01
Changes: 02/24/2012 01:00 (86), 04/09/2017 14:41 (11), 03/20/2021 18:01 (3)
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