Google Chrome up to 8.0.552.208 libxml2 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Google Chrome up to 8.0.552.208. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component libxml2. This manipulation causes resource management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2010-4494. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome up to 8.0.552.208 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component libxml2. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Double free vulnerability in libxml2 2.7.8 and other versions, as used in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.215 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to XPath handling.

The weakness was presented 12/07/2010 by Yang Dingning (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-4494. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 75633 (openSUSE Security Update : libxml2 (openSUSE-SU-2011:0255-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 216023 (VMWare ESXi 5.0.0 Patch Release ESXi500-201207001 Missing (KB2019107)).

Upgrading to version 8.0.552.209 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chrome.google.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (75633), SecurityFocus (BID 45617†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-29203†). See VDB-6349 for similar entry. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 75633
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : libxml2 (openSUSE-SU-2011:0255-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 68978
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2137-1 (libxml2)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 8.0.552.209

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01/18/2011 +42 days 🔍
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03/19/2015 +279 days 🔍
10/06/2021 +2393 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: dsa-2137⛔
Researcher: Yang Dingning
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-4494 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-4494
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-55663

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SecurityFocus: 45617 - libxml2 'XPATH' Expressions Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 40775
Vulnerability Center: 29203 - Google Chrome before 8.0.552.215 Remote DoS Vulnerability via Vectors Related to Xpath Handling, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 10/06/2021 12:31
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (69), 03/13/2017 10:03 (9), 10/06/2021 12:16 (6), 10/06/2021 12:23 (1), 10/06/2021 12:31 (1)
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