Google Chrome 18.0.1025.142 Line Box resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Chrome 18.0.1025.142 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component Line Box Handler. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-3069. Moreover, an exploit is present. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome 18.0.1025.142 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Line Box Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Use-after-free vulnerability in the Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) implementation in Google Chrome before 18.0.1025.151 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to line boxes.

The weakness was disclosed 04/05/2012 by Sergey Glazunov (Slawomir Blazek) with Google Chrome Security Team (Website). The advisory is shared at googlechromereleases.blogspot.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with Google. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-3069 since 08/09/2011. 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 private exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 58609 (FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (057130e6-7f61-11e1-8a43-00262d5ed8ee)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120502 (Apple iTunes Prior to 10.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APPLE-SA-2012-09-12-1)).

Upgrading to version 18.0.1025.151 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 trac.webkit.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (74629), Tenable (58609), SecurityFocus (BID 52913†), OSVDB (81039†) and Secunia (SA48732†). The entries VDB-5054, VDB-5055, VDB-5056 and VDB-5058 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Base Score: 7.3
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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 58609
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (057130e6-7f61-11e1-8a43-00262d5ed8ee)
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OpenVAS ID: 71285
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: chromium
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 18.0.1025.151
Patch: trac.webkit.org

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: googlechromereleases.blogspot.com
Researcher: Sergey Glazunov (Slawomir Blazek)
Organization: Google Chrome Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-3069 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-3069
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5057

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X-Force: 74629 - Google Chrome line box code exection
SecurityFocus: 52913 - Google Chrome Prior to 18.0.1025.151 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 48732 - Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 81039
SecurityTracker: 1026892

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/12/2012 23:16
Updated: 01/11/2025 15:57
Changes: 04/12/2012 23:16 (83), 04/26/2018 11:00 (6), 01/11/2025 15:57 (18)
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Cache ID: 216:9EF:103

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