Google Chrome up to 36.0.1985.122 Web Sockets use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Google Chrome up to 36.0.1985.122. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Web Sockets. Performing a manipulation results in use after free. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-3165. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Google Chrome up to 36.0.1985.122 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown code of the component Web Sockets. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 08/12/2014 by Collin Payne as Stable Channel Update, August 2014 as confirmed release notes (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at googlechromereleases.blogspot.ch. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-3165 since 05/03/2014. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/10/2022). 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 77300 (Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : oxide-qt vulnerabilities (USN-2320-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 195589 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Oxide-qt Vulnerabilities (USN-2320-1)).

Upgrading to version 36.0.1985.143 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chrome.google.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (95247), Tenable (77300), SecurityFocus (BID 69201†), Secunia (SA60798†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1030732†). Further details are available at code.google.com. See VDB-67324, VDB-67325, VDB-67410 and VDB-67411 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 77300
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : oxide-qt vulnerabilities (USN-2320-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 703039
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3039-1 (chromium-browser - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 36.0.1985.143

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: Stable Channel Update, August 2014
Researcher: Collin Payne
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-3165 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-3165
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67323

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X-Force: 95247 - Google Chrome web sockets code execution, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 69201 - Google Chrome CVE-2014-3165 Use After Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 60798 - Ubuntu update for oxide-qt, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1030732 - Google Chrome Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Obtain Information
Vulnerability Center: 45822 - Google Chrome before 36.0.1985.143 Remote DoS due to Use-After-Free Vulnerability (CVE-2014-3165), Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/13/2014 11:29
Updated: 02/10/2022 12:13
Changes: 08/13/2014 11:29 (89), 06/04/2017 10:47 (4), 02/10/2022 12:05 (3), 02/10/2022 12:13 (1)
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