Google Chrome 17.0.963.66 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Google Chrome 17.0.963.66. This issue affects some unknown processing. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2012-1846. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome 17.0.963.66 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Google Chrome 17.0.963.66 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass the sandbox protection mechanism by leveraging access to a sandboxed process, as demonstrated by VUPEN during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2012. NOTE: the primary affected product may be clarified later; it was not identified by the researcher, who reportedly stated "it really doesn t matter if it s third-party code."

The bug was discovered 03/07/2012. The weakness was published 03/07/2012 with VUPEN (Conference). The advisory is shared for download at oval.mitre.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-1846 since 03/22/2012. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 03/22/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 903007 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chrome.google.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (74324), Tenable (903007), SecurityFocus (BID 78231†), OSVDB (80845†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-34927†). Similar entry is available at VDB-5019. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Private
Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 903007

OpenVAS ID: 903008
OpenVAS Name: Google Chrome Full Sandbox Escape and Code Execution Vulnerability (Linux)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: chrome.google.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: oval.mitre.org
Organization: VUPEN
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-1846 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-1846
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5020

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X-Force: 74324 - Google Chrome sandbox security bypass, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 78231
OSVDB: 80845 - CVE-2012-1846 - Google - Chrome - Security Bypass Issue
Vulnerability Center: 34927 - Google Chrome 17.0.963.66 and Earlier Sandbox Protection Mechanism Security Bypass, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/04/2012 11:47
Updated: 03/22/2021 14:25
Changes: 04/04/2012 11:47 (71), 07/21/2019 18:41 (3), 03/22/2021 14:25 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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