Google Chrome up to 20.0.1132.57 WebUI Renderer information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Google Chrome up to 20.0.1132.57. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component WebUI Renderer. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2012-2854. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome up to 20.0.1132.57 (Web Browser). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code block of the component WebUI Renderer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Google Chrome before 21.0.1180.57 on Mac OS X and Linux, and before 21.0.1180.60 on Windows and Chrome Frame, allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information about pointer values by leveraging access to a WebUI renderer process.

The weakness was disclosed 07/31/2012 by Nasko Oskov (Trev) with Chromium Development Community as Stable Channel Release as not defined changelog entry (Website). The advisory is shared for download at googlechromereleases.blogspot.ch. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-2854 since 05/19/2012. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 61505 (FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (ce84e136-e2f6-11e1-a8ca-00262d5ed8ee)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 21.0.1180.57 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chrome.google.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (61505), SecurityFocus (BID 54749†), OSVDB (84374†), Secunia (SA50105†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-35904†). The entries VDB-5884, VDB-5885, VDB-5886 and VDB-5887 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 61505
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (ce84e136-e2f6-11e1-a8ca-00262d5ed8ee)
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OpenVAS ID: 71505
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: chromium
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 21.0.1180.57

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05/19/2012 🔍
06/08/2012 +20 days 🔍
07/31/2012 +53 days 🔍
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08/16/2012 +6 days 🔍
03/27/2021 +3145 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: Stable Channel Release
Researcher: Nasko Oskov (Trev)
Organization: Chromium Development Community
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-2854 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2854
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5892

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SecurityFocus: 54749 - Google Chrome Prior to 21 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 50105 - Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 84374
Vulnerability Center: 35904 - Google Chrome Before 21.0.1180.60 Remote Sensitive Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/10/2012 11:15
Updated: 03/27/2021 08:42
Changes: 08/10/2012 11:15 (80), 04/15/2017 16:36 (9), 03/27/2021 08:42 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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