Google Chrome up to 19.0.1084.57 SVG Painting resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Google Chrome up to 19.0.1084.57. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component SVG Painting Handler. This manipulation causes resource management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-2824. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Google Chrome up to 19.0.1084.57 (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component SVG Painting Handler. 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:

Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome before 20.0.1132.43 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to SVG painting.

The weakness was shared 06/26/2012 by Hernán Ochoa, Gustavo Ajzenman and JavierGarcia Di Pa (miaubiz) with Chromium Development Community as 125374 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at code.google.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-2824 since 05/19/2012. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $100k and more. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 65579 (Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 6.0.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121191 (Apple iTunes Prior to 11.0.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APPLE-SA-2013-05-16-1)).

Upgrading to version 20.0.1132.43 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at google.com. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at trac.webkit.org. The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Opera as an alternative. 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 Tenable (65579), SecurityFocus (BID 54203†), OSVDB (83246†), Secunia (SA49724†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1028051†). Additional details are provided at googlechromereleases.blogspot.de. The entries VDB-5585, VDB-5586, VDB-5587 and VDB-5588 are related to this item. 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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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 65579
Nessus Name: Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 6.0.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 71529
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: chromium
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 20.0.1132.43
Patch: trac.webkit.org
Alternative: Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Opera

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: 125374
Researcher: Hernán Ochoa, Gustavo Ajzenman, JavierGarcia Di Pa (miaubiz)
Organization: Chromium Development Community
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-2824 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2824
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5599

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SecurityFocus: 54203 - Google Chrome Prior to 20.0.1132.43 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 49724 - Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 83246
SecurityTracker: 1028051

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/27/2012 15:17
Updated: 04/27/2019 15:02
Changes: 06/27/2012 15:17 (60), 04/27/2019 15:02 (34)
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Cache ID: 216:82F:103

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