Google Chrome up to 10.0.648.x libxslt functions.c xsltGenerateIdFunction information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome up to 10.0.648.x and classified as problematic. This impacts the function xsltGenerateIdFunction of the file functions.c of the component libxslt. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2011-1202. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Google Chrome up to 10.0.648.x (Web Browser). Affected is the function xsltGenerateIdFunction of the file functions.c of the component libxslt. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The xsltGenerateIdFunction function in functions.c in libxslt 1.1.26 and earlier, as used in Google Chrome before 10.0.648.127 and other products, allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information about heap memory addresses via an XML document containing a call to the XSLT generate-id XPath function.

The weakness was disclosed 03/10/2011 by Daniel Divricean (SirDarckCat) with Google Chrome Security Team as Bug 684386 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is available at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2011-1202 since 03/03/2011. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 68622 (Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : libxslt (ELSA-2012-1265)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 216049 (VMWare ESXi 5.1.0 Patch Complete Update 1 Missing (KB2041632)).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (65966), Tenable (68622), SecurityFocus (BID 46785†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-30331†). The entries VDB-4315, VDB-4619, VDB-4675 and VDB-4996 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 68622
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : libxslt (ELSA-2012-1265)
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OpenVAS ID: 69590
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: firefox
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Upgrade: chrome.google.com
Patch: git.gnome.org

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: Bug 684386
Researcher: Daniel Divricean (SirDarckCat)
Organization: Google Chrome Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-1202 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-1202
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-56802

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X-Force: 65966
SecurityFocus: 46785 - Google Chrome prior to 10.0.648.127 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 30331 - Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey XSLT Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2011-0628

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Created: 03/20/2015 16:16
Updated: 10/19/2021 13:24
Changes: 03/20/2015 16:16 (71), 04/07/2017 18:26 (15), 10/19/2021 13:18 (2), 10/19/2021 13:24 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:9BA:103

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