Google Chrome up to 18.0.1025.162 Sandbox IPC race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Chrome up to 18.0.1025.162 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Sandbox IPC. Performing a manipulation results in race condition. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2011-3080. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Google Chrome up to 18.0.1025.162 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown part of the component Sandbox IPC. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Race condition in the Inter-process Communication (IPC) implementation in Google Chrome before 18.0.1025.168 allows attackers to bypass intended sandbox restrictions via unspecified vectors.

The bug was discovered 04/30/2012. The weakness was disclosed 04/30/2012 by Willem Pinckaers (PinkiePie) with Matasano Security as 121726 as confirmed knowledge base article (Website). The advisory is shared at code.google.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with Google. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-3080 since 08/09/2011. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 58963 (FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (94c0ac4f-9388-11e1-b242-00262d5ed8ee)), 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 120198 (Google Chrome Prior to 18.0.1025.168 Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 18.0.1025.168 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 (75272), Tenable (58963), SecurityFocus (BID 53309†), OSVDB (81646†) and Secunia (SA48992†). The entries VDB-5332, VDB-5333, VDB-5334 and VDB-5338 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Nessus ID: 58963
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (94c0ac4f-9388-11e1-b242-00262d5ed8ee)
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OpenVAS ID: 71386
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: chromium
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 18.0.1025.168

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: 121726
Researcher: Willem Pinckaers (PinkiePie)
Organization: Matasano Security
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-3080 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-3080
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5337

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X-Force: 75272
SecurityFocus: 53309 - Google Chrome Prior to 18.0.1025.168 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 48992 - Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 81646
SecurityTracker: 1027001 - Google Chrome Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 34995 - Google Chrome < 18.0.1025.168 Inter-Process Communication Race Condition Allows Sandbox Bypass, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/07/2012 12:49
Updated: 03/24/2021 10:47
Changes: 05/07/2012 12:49 (84), 05/02/2019 07:07 (10), 03/24/2021 10:47 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:1DE:103

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