Google Chrome up to 14.0.835.x access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Google Chrome up to 14.0.835.x. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2011-2862. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Google Chrome up to 14.0.835.x (Web Browser). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Google V8, as used in Google Chrome before 14.0.835.163, does not properly restrict access to built-in objects, which has unspecified impact and remote attack vectors.

The weakness was released 09/19/2011 by Will Dormann with CERT/CC (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-2862. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

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 119601 (Google Chrome Prior to 14.0.835.163 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 (69889), Tenable (51069), SecurityFocus (BID 69889†), OSVDB (75564†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-33421†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-4341, VDB-56943, VDB-56942 and VDB-56941. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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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

Timelineinfo

07/20/2011 🔍
09/16/2011 +58 days 🔍
09/19/2011 +3 days 🔍
09/19/2011 +0 days 🔍
10/04/2011 +15 days 🔍
09/03/2014 +1065 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +201 days 🔍
01/11/2025 +3582 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Will Dormann
Organization: CERT/CC
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-2862 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-2862
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-58556

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X-Force: 69889
SecurityFocus: 69889 - actionpuzzlefamily for Kakao for Android SSL Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability
OSVDB: 75564
Vulnerability Center: 33421 - Google Chrome before 14.0.835.163 Remote Unspecified Vulnerability, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 01/11/2025 18:22
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (62), 04/03/2017 10:48 (11), 11/20/2021 13:13 (4), 11/20/2021 13:20 (1), 01/11/2025 18:22 (18)
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