Google Chrome up to 22.0.1229.75 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Google Chrome up to 22.0.1229.75. This affects an unknown part. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2012-2900. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome up to 22.0.1229.75 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Skia, as used in Google Chrome before 22.0.1229.92, does not properly render text, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

The weakness was released 10/09/2012 as 138208 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at code.google.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-2900 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. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62518 (Google Chrome < 22.0.1229.92 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.

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 (79063), Tenable (62518), SecurityFocus (BID 55830†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-36498†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-6659, VDB-6660, VDB-6661 and VDB-6662. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 62518
Nessus Name: Google Chrome < 22.0.1229.92 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 72479
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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10/08/2012 +142 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: 138208
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-2900 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2900
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62636

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X-Force: 79063
SecurityFocus: 55830
Vulnerability Center: 36498 - Google Chrome \x3C22.0.1229.92 Remote Denial of Service due to Skia Improperly Rendering Text, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/14/2021 19:55
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (62), 04/19/2017 10:31 (9), 12/14/2021 19:55 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:599:103

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