Google Chrome prior 8.0.552.209 Web Audio memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Web Audio. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2011-3889. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Web Audio. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Web Audio implementation in Google Chrome before 15.0.874.102 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

The weakness was published 10/25/2011 by Sergey Glazunov (Inferno) with Chromium Development Community (Website). The advisory is shared at oval.mitre.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-3889 since 10/01/2011. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/24/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

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 (70967), Tenable (51069), SecurityFocus (BID 50360†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-41030†). Similar entries are available at VDB-4341, VDB-6511, VDB-56943 and VDB-56942. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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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

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12/08/2010 🔍
10/01/2011 +297 days 🔍
10/25/2011 +24 days 🔍
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08/13/2013 +658 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +587 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-2011-3889 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-3889
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-59225

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X-Force: 70967
SecurityFocus: 50360 - Google Chrome Prior to 15.0.874.102 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 41030 - Google Chrome Before 15.0.874.102 Remote DoS or Unspecified Vulnerability due to Heap Overflow in Web Audio, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/24/2021 18:55
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (69), 05/08/2017 09:17 (8), 11/24/2021 18:55 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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