Google Chrome 22.0.1229.92 Inter-Process Communication resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome 22.0.1229.92. It has been declared as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Inter-Process Communication. The manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2012-5112. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome 22.0.1229.92 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing of the component Inter-Process Communication. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Use-after-free vulnerability in the SVG implementation in WebKit, as used in Google Chrome before 22.0.1229.94, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was shared 10/10/2012 by PwniePie as not defined blog post (Website). The advisory is shared for download at blog.chromium.org. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-5112 since 09/24/2012. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62488 (FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (09e83f7f-1326-11e2-afe3-00262d5ed8ee)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121191 (Apple iTunes Prior to 11.0.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APPLE-SA-2013-05-16-1)).

Upgrading to version 22.0.1229.94 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at googlechromereleases.blogspot.ch. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (62488), OSVDB (86150†) and Secunia (SA50954†). The entries VDB-5599, VDB-5895, VDB-6682 and VDB-6685 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 62488
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (09e83f7f-1326-11e2-afe3-00262d5ed8ee)
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OpenVAS ID: 72476
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: chromium
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 22.0.1229.94

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: blog.chromium.org
Researcher: PwniePie
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-5112 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-5112
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-6684

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Secunia: 50954 - Google Chrome Two Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 86150

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/16/2012 11:12
Updated: 04/28/2019 06:55
Changes: 10/16/2012 11:12 (80), 04/28/2019 06:55 (1)
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