Google Chrome up to 8.0.552.208 WebSockets resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Google Chrome up to 8.0.552.208. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component WebSockets. This manipulation causes resource management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2011-1449. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Chrome up to 8.0.552.208 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component WebSockets. 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 the WebSockets implementation in Google Chrome before 11.0.696.57 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

The weakness was published 05/03/2011 by Kostya Serebryany (miaubiz) (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-1449. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 51069 (FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (6887828f-0229-11e0-b84d-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 119214 (Google Chrome Prior to 11.0.696.57 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 X-Force (67156), Tenable (51069), SecurityFocus (BID 47604†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-31388†). Similar entries are available at VDB-4341, VDB-56943, VDB-56942 and VDB-56941. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 51069
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (6887828f-0229-11e0-b84d-00262d5ed8ee)
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OpenVAS ID: 68696
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: chromium
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 8.0.552.209

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03/18/2011 🔍
04/27/2011 +40 days 🔍
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05/09/2011 +6 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1414 days 🔍
01/15/2025 +3586 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Kostya Serebryany (miaubiz)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-1449 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-1449
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-57325

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X-Force: 67156
SecurityFocus: 47604 - Google Chrome Prior to 11.0.696.57 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 31388 - WebSockets Implementation in Google Chrome before 11.0.696.57 Remote DoS Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 01/15/2025 17:24
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (62), 03/22/2017 09:44 (11), 11/05/2021 19:21 (4), 11/05/2021 19:29 (1), 01/15/2025 17:24 (18)
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