Google Chrome up to 19.0.1084.57 SVG Reference resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome up to 19.0.1084.57. It has been declared as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component SVG Reference Handler. Such manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2012-2831. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome up to 19.0.1084.57 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component SVG Reference 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. CVE summarizes:

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 references.

The weakness was released 06/26/2012 by Dharani Govindan (miaubiz) with Chromium Development Community as 130356 (Website). The advisory is available at code.google.com. The public release was coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-2831 since 05/19/2012. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $100k and more. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59750 (FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (ff922811-c096-11e1-b0f4-00262d5ed8ee)), 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 120542 (Apple Safari Prior to 6.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-3)).

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 (59750), SecurityFocus (BID 54203†), OSVDB (83257†), Secunia (SA49724†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1027525†). googlechromereleases.blogspot.de is providing further details. Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-5450, VDB-5585, VDB-5586 and VDB-5587. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 59750
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (ff922811-c096-11e1-b0f4-00262d5ed8ee)
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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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Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: 130356
Researcher: Dharani Govindan (miaubiz)
Organization: Chromium Development Community
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-2831 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2831
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5606

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SecurityFocus: 54203
Secunia: 49724 - Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 83257
SecurityTracker: 1027525

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/27/2012 15:17
Updated: 04/27/2018 09:27
Changes: 06/27/2012 15:17 (87), 04/27/2018 09:27 (6)
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Cache ID: 216:644:103

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