Google Chrome up to 19.0.1084.57 Matroska Container numeric error
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Google Chrome up to 19.0.1084.57. Affected is an unknown function of the component Matroska Container. The manipulation leads to numeric error. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-2834. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Google Chrome up to 19.0.1084.57 (Web Browser). This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Matroska Container. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Integer overflow in Google Chrome before 20.0.1132.43 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted data in the Matroska container format.
The weakness was shared 06/26/2012 by Jüri Aedla (Inferno) with Google Chrome Security Team as 132779 (Website). The advisory is shared at code.google.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-2834 since 05/19/2012. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. 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 $25k-$100k. 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120297 (Google Chrome Prior to 20.0.1132.43 Multiple Vulnerabilities).
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 gitorious.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 X-Force (76574), Tenable (59750), SecurityFocus (BID 54203†), OSVDB (83250†) and Secunia (SA49724†). googlechromereleases.blogspot.de is providing further details. The entries VDB-5585, VDB-5586, VDB-5587 and VDB-5588 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.
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License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.google.com/
- Product: https://www.google.com/chrome/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6
VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
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Exploiting
Class: Numeric errorCWE: CWE-189
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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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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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Chrome 20.0.1132.43
Patch: gitorious.org
Alternative: Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Opera
Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: google.comProduct: google.com
Advisory: 132779
Researcher: Jüri Aedla (Inferno)
Organization: Google Chrome Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-2834 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2834
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5609
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X-Force: 76574
SecurityFocus: 54203 - Google Chrome Prior to 20.0.1132.43 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 49724 - Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 83250
Vulnerability Center: 35801 - Google Chrome Before 20.0.1132.43 Integer Overflow Allows Remote DoS, Medium
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 06/27/2012 15:17Updated: 12/31/2024 05:49
Changes: 06/27/2012 15:17 (86), 04/15/2017 16:14 (7), 03/25/2021 19:45 (3), 12/31/2024 05:49 (18)
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