Google Chrome up to 8.0.552.208 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Google Chrome up to 8.0.552.208. Affected is an unknown function. This manipulation causes input validation. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-1456. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Google Chrome up to 8.0.552.208 (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Google Chrome before 11.0.696.57 does not properly handle PDF forms, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors that lead to "stale pointers."

The weakness was released 05/03/2011 by Kostya Serebryany (miaubiz) (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-1456. The exploitation appears to be easy. 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 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 (67162), Tenable (51069), SecurityFocus (BID 47604†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-31409†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-4341, VDB-56943, VDB-56942 and VDB-56941. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Status: Not defined

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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 8.0.552.209

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03/18/2011 🔍
04/27/2011 +40 days 🔍
04/27/2011 +0 days 🔍
05/03/2011 +6 days 🔍
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05/11/2011 +8 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1412 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-2011-1456 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-1456
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-57331

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X-Force: 67162
SecurityFocus: 47604 - Google Chrome Prior to 11.0.696.57 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 31409 - Google Chrome before 11.0.696.57 Remote DoS Vulnerability via \, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 01/15/2025 17:36
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (61), 03/22/2017 09:46 (11), 11/05/2021 20:53 (4), 11/05/2021 21:01 (1), 01/15/2025 17:36 (18)
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