Google Chrome up to 22.0.1229.75 race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Google Chrome up to 22.0.1229.75. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Such manipulation leads to race condition. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2012-2880. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome up to 22.0.1229.75 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Race condition in Google Chrome before 22.0.1229.79 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to the plug-in paint buffer.

The weakness was published 09/26/2012 by Gynvael Coldwind (Slawomir Blazek) with Google Chrome Security Team as 139462 (Website). The advisory is available at code.google.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-2880 since 05/19/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62340 (FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (5bae2ab4-0820-11e2-be5f-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 165397 (SUSE Security Update for Chromium (openSUSE-SU-2012:1376-1)).

Upgrading to version 22.0.1229.76 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chrome.google.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (78838), Tenable (62340), SecurityFocus (BID 55676†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-36509†). Similar entries are available at VDB-6550, VDB-6551, VDB-6552 and VDB-6553. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
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Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 62340
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (5bae2ab4-0820-11e2-be5f-00262d5ed8ee)
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OpenVAS ID: 72445
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: chromium
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 22.0.1229.76

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05/19/2012 🔍
09/25/2012 +129 days 🔍
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10/14/2012 +18 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +891 days 🔍
12/14/2021 +2457 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: 139462
Researcher: Gynvael Coldwind (Slawomir Blazek)
Organization: Google Chrome Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-2880 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2880
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62450

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X-Force: 78838
SecurityFocus: 55676 - Google Chrome Prior to 22.0.1229.79 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 36509 - Google Chrome <22.0.1229.79 Plug-in Paint Buffer Race Condition Allows Remote DoS, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/14/2021 11:03
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (65), 04/18/2017 11:21 (13), 12/14/2021 11:03 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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