Google Chrome OS up to 0.10.156.49 chromeos-aliases.conf access control

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome OS up to 0.10.156.49. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality in the library var/lib/chromeos-aliases.conf. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2011-2169. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Google Chrome OS up to 0.10.156.49 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown function in the library var/lib/chromeos-aliases.conf. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Google Chrome OS before R12 0.12.433.38 Beta allows local users to gain privileges by creating a /var/lib/chromeos-aliases.conf file and placing commands in it.

The weakness was shared 05/24/2011 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at googlechromereleases.blogspot.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-2169 since 05/24/2011. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/15/2018). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 0.10.156.50 eliminates this vulnerability.

The entries VDB-57521 and VDB-57520 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Type

• Web Browser

Vendor

• Google

Name

• Chrome OS

Version

• 0.10.156.0
• 0.10.156.1
• 0.10.156.2
• 0.10.156.3
• 0.10.156.4
• 0.10.156.5
• 0.10.156.6
• 0.10.156.7
• 0.10.156.8
• 0.10.156.9
• 0.10.156.10
• 0.10.156.11
• 0.10.156.12
• 0.10.156.13
• 0.10.156.14
• 0.10.156.15
• 0.10.156.16
• 0.10.156.17
• 0.10.156.18
• 0.10.156.19
• 0.10.156.20
• 0.10.156.21
• 0.10.156.22
• 0.10.156.23
• 0.10.156.24
• 0.10.156.25
• 0.10.156.26
• 0.10.156.27
• 0.10.156.28
• 0.10.156.29
• 0.10.156.30
• 0.10.156.31
• 0.10.156.32
• 0.10.156.33
• 0.10.156.34
• 0.10.156.35
• 0.10.156.36
• 0.10.156.37
• 0.10.156.38
• 0.10.156.39
• 0.10.156.40
• 0.10.156.41
• 0.10.156.42
• 0.10.156.43
• 0.10.156.44
• 0.10.156.45
• 0.10.156.46
• 0.10.156.47
• 0.10.156.48
• 0.10.156.49

License

• free

Website

• Vendor: https://www.google.com/

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