Google Chrome 16.0.912.77 Paste Event memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome 16.0.912.77. It has been classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Paste Event Handler. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2011-3953. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome 16.0.912.77 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Paste Event Handler. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Google Chrome before 17.0.963.46 does not prevent monitoring of the clipboard after a paste event, which has unspecified impact and remote attack vectors.

The weakness was published 02/08/2012 by Collin Payne (miaubiz) with Chromium Development Community (Website). The advisory is shared at oval.mitre.org. The public release has been coordinated with Google. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-3953 since 10/01/2011. The exploitation is known to be easy. 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 57876 (Google Chrome < 17.0.963.46 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. 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 (73061), Tenable (57876), SecurityFocus (BID 51911†), OSVDB (78933†) and Secunia (SA47938†). Similar entries are available at VDB-4604, VDB-4613, VDB-4607 and VDB-4609. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best 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: 57876
Nessus Name: Google Chrome < 17.0.963.46 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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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-2011-3953 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-3953
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4625

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X-Force: 73061
SecurityFocus: 51911 - Google Chrome Prior to 17.0.963.46 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 47938 - Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 78933
SecurityTracker: 1026654 - Google Chrome Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 34429 - Google Chrome < 17.0.963.46 Unspecified Vulnerability Related to Monitoring of Clipboard After Paste, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/24/2012 01:00
Updated: 03/20/2021 18:12
Changes: 02/24/2012 01:00 (80), 04/19/2017 10:28 (12), 03/20/2021 18:12 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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