Google Chrome prior 6.0.462.0 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome. It has been declared as critical. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2010-4203. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Google Chrome (Web Browser). Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

WebM libvpx (aka the VP8 Codec SDK) before 0.9.5, as used in Google Chrome before 7.0.517.44, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via invalid frames.

The weakness was disclosed 11/05/2010 by Christoph Diehl (team509) with Google Security Team (Website). The advisory is available at rhn.redhat.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2010-4203 since 11/05/2010. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/28/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 68168 (Oracle Linux 6 : libvpx (ELSA-2010-0999)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118709 (Google Chrome Prior to 7.0.517.44 Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 6.0.462.0 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chrome.google.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (63011), Tenable (68168), SecurityFocus (BID 44646†), Secunia (SA42109†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-28142†). The entries VDB-55365, VDB-55364, VDB-55363 and VDB-55361 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 68168
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 6 : libvpx (ELSA-2010-0999)
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OpenVAS ID: 862699
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for libvpx FEDORA-2010-17876
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 6.0.462.0
Patch: 09bcc1f710ea65dc158639479288fb1908ff0c53

Timelineinfo

11/04/2010 🔍
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11/05/2010 +1 days 🔍
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11/05/2010 +0 days 🔍
11/14/2010 +9 days 🔍
07/12/2013 +971 days 🔍
03/19/2015 +615 days 🔍
09/28/2021 +2385 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: RHSA-2010:0999
Researcher: Christoph Diehl (team509)
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-4203 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-4203
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-55362

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X-Force: 63011
SecurityFocus: 44646 - Google Chrome prior to 7.0.517.44 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 42109 - Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
Vulnerability Center: 28142 - WebM libvpx in Google Chrome Before 7.0.517.44 Remote DoS Vulnerability via Unknown Vectors, High
Vupen: ADV-2011-0115

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 09/28/2021 15:18
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (67), 03/09/2017 08:05 (16), 09/28/2021 15:05 (4), 09/28/2021 15:12 (11), 09/28/2021 15:18 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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