Google Chrome OS up to 21.0.1180.5 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome OS up to 21.0.1180.5. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2012-2864. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome OS up to 21.0.1180.5 (Web Browser) and classified as very critical. This issue affects an unknown code block. 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:

Mesa, as used in Google Chrome before 21.0.1183.0 on the Acer AC700, Cr-48, and Samsung Series 5 and 5 550 Chromebook platforms, and the Samsung Chromebox Series 3, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that trigger an "array overflow."

The weakness was published 08/22/2012 by miaubiz (Website). The advisory is shared at ubuntu.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-2864 since 05/19/2012. 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 $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/31/2024). 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 74744 (openSUSE Security Update : Mesa (openSUSE-SU-2012:1120-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165330 (SUSE Security Update for Mesa: Fixed Overflow in glsl Shaders (openSUSE-SU-2012:1120-1)).

Upgrading to version 21.0.1180.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (77973), Tenable (74744), SecurityFocus (BID 55135†), Secunia (SA51215†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-37105†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 74744
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : Mesa (openSUSE-SU-2012:1120-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 841206
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for mesa USN-1623-1
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome OS 21.0.1180.6

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05/19/2012 🔍
08/14/2012 +87 days 🔍
08/21/2012 +7 days 🔍
08/22/2012 +1 days 🔍
08/22/2012 +0 days 🔍
11/11/2012 +81 days 🔍
06/13/2014 +579 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +283 days 🔍
12/31/2024 +3571 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: USN-1623-1
Researcher: miaubiz
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-2864 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2864
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61745

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X-Force: 77973
SecurityFocus: 55135 - Mesa 'visit_field()' Method CVE-2012-2864 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 51215
Vulnerability Center: 37105 - Mesa in Google Chrome < 21.0.1183.0 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability via Unspecified Vectors, Critical

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/31/2024 05:49
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (67), 04/20/2017 14:27 (7), 12/12/2021 09:38 (2), 12/12/2021 09:42 (1), 12/31/2024 05:49 (18)
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Cache ID: 216:3C5:103

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