Google Chrome up to 8.0.552.208 renderBox 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. This affects an unknown function of the component renderBox. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-1804. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome up to 8.0.552.208 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component renderBox. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

rendering/RenderBox.cpp in WebCore in WebKit before r86862, as used in Google Chrome before 11.0.696.71, does not properly render floats, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors that lead to a "stale pointer."

The weakness was disclosed 05/26/2011 by Martin Barbella (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at trac.webkit.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-1804 since 04/20/2011. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. 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 119284 (Google Chrome Prior to 11.0.696.71 Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 8.0.552.209 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chrome.google.com. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 11445.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (67616), Tenable (51069), SecurityFocus (BID 47965†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-31585†). The entries VDB-4341, VDB-4356, VDB-56943 and VDB-56942 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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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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04/20/2011 🔍
05/24/2011 +34 days 🔍
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05/26/2011 +2 days 🔍
05/26/2011 +0 days 🔍
05/31/2011 +5 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1392 days 🔍
11/07/2021 +2421 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: 86862
Researcher: Martin Barbella
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-1804 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-1804
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-57527

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X-Force: 67616
SecurityFocus: 47965 - Google Chrome Floats Rendering Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 31585 - WebKit before r86862 in Google Chrome before 11.0.696.71 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/07/2021 20:43
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (69), 03/23/2017 07:38 (13), 11/07/2021 20:35 (3), 11/07/2021 20:43 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:E35:103

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