Google Chrome up to 8.0.552.208 Event denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Google Chrome up to 8.0.552.208. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Event Handler. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2011-0780. No exploit exists. It is suggested 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 an unknown code of the component Event Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The PDF event handler in Google Chrome before 9.0.597.84 does not properly interact with print operations, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 02/04/2011 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at googlechromereleases.blogspot.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-0780. 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 51872 (Google Chrome < 9.0.597.84 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118954 (Google Chrome Prior to 9.0.597.84 Multiple Vulnerabilities).

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 (51872) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-29561†). The entries VDB-4281, VDB-56351, VDB-56350 and VDB-56349 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 51872
Nessus Name: Google Chrome < 9.0.597.84 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801740
OpenVAS Name: Google Chrome multiple vulnerabilities - February 11(Linux)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 8.0.552.209

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: googlechromereleases.blogspot.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-0780 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-0780
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-56347

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SecurityFocus: 46144
Secunia: 43193
Vulnerability Center: 29561 - Google Chrome before 9.0.597.84 PDF Event Handler Remote DoS Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/20/2015 16:16
Updated: 10/13/2021 19:02
Changes: 03/20/2015 16:16 (62), 03/14/2017 12:02 (6), 10/13/2021 18:55 (4), 10/13/2021 19:02 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:8A9:103

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