Google Chrome prior 8.0.552.209 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome. It has been declared as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2011-3876. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Google Chrome (Web Browser). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Google Chrome before 15.0.874.102 does not properly handle downloading files that have whitespace characters at the end of a filename, which has unspecified impact and user-assisted remote attack vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 10/25/2011 by Sergey Glazunov (Inferno) with Chromium Development Community (Website). The advisory is shared for download at oval.mitre.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2011-3876 since 10/01/2011. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful 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 T1059.007.

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 119708 (Google Chrome Prior to 15.0.874.102 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 (70954), Tenable (51069), SecurityFocus (BID 50360†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-40970†). The entries VDB-4341, VDB-6511, VDB-56943 and VDB-56942 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Base Score: 6.3
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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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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

12/08/2010 🔍
10/01/2011 +297 days 🔍
10/25/2011 +24 days 🔍
10/25/2011 +0 days 🔍
10/25/2011 +0 days 🔍
08/12/2013 +657 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +588 days 🔍
11/24/2021 +2438 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: oval.mitre.org
Researcher: Sergey Glazunov (Inferno)
Organization: Chromium Development Community
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-3876 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-3876
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-59212

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X-Force: 70954
SecurityFocus: 50360 - Google Chrome Prior to 15.0.874.102 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 40970 - Google Chrome Before 15.0.874.102 Remote Unspecified Vulnerability by Improper Stripping Whitespace at the end of Files Download, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/24/2021 16:49
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (68), 05/08/2017 09:03 (8), 11/24/2021 16:49 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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