Google Chrome up to 23.0.1271.12 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome up to 23.0.1271.12. It has been rated as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-5123. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome up to 23.0.1271.12 (Web Browser). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Skia, as used in Google Chrome before 23.0.1271.64, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was released 11/07/2012 by Atte Kettunen (Inferno) with Google Chrome Security Team as 156826 (Website). The advisory is shared at code.google.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-5123 since 09/24/2012. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 12/19/2021). 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 62856 (FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (209c068d-28be-11e2-9160-00262d5ed8ee)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 23.0.1271.13 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chrome.google.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (79870), Tenable (62856), SecurityFocus (BID 56413†), OSVDB (87077†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-37119†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-6885, VDB-6886, VDB-6887 and VDB-6888. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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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: 62856
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (209c068d-28be-11e2-9160-00262d5ed8ee)
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OpenVAS ID: 72609
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: chromium
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 23.0.1271.13

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09/24/2012 🔍
11/06/2012 +43 days 🔍
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11/07/2012 +1 days 🔍
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03/24/2015 +863 days 🔍
12/19/2021 +2462 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: 156826
Researcher: Atte Kettunen (Inferno)
Organization: Google Chrome Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-5123 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-5123
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62881

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X-Force: 79870
SecurityFocus: 56413 - Google Chrome Prior to 23.0.1271.64 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 87077
Vulnerability Center: 37119 - Google Chrome <23.0.1271.94 Skia Allows Remote DoS - CVE-2012-5123, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/19/2021 17:52
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (70), 04/20/2017 22:06 (7), 12/19/2021 17:52 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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