Google Chrome up to 39.0.2171.0 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Google Chrome up to 39.0.2171.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-1205. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Google Chrome up to 39.0.2171.0 (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 01/21/2015 by Christian Holler (fuzztercluck) with Google as Stable Channel Update, January 2015 as confirmed release notes (Blog). The advisory is available at googlechromereleases.blogspot.com. The release notes contains:

Various fixes from internal audits, fuzzing and other initiatives.
This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-1205 since 01/07/2014. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/09/2017). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 40.0.2214.0 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 release notes contains the following remark:

This update includes 62 security fixes. Below, we highlight fixes that were contributed by external researchers.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (100320), SecurityFocus (BID 72288†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1031623†). Further details are available at chromium.googlesource.com. Similar entries are available at VDB-68824, VDB-68825, VDB-68826 and VDB-68827. 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
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.4
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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 40.0.2214.0

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01/21/2015 +379 days 🔍
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01/27/2015 +4 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: Stable Channel Update, January 2015
Researcher: Christian Holler (fuzztercluck)
Organization: Google
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-1205 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-1205
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68850
X-Force: 100320 - Google Chrome multiple unspecified, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 72288 - Google Chrome 40.0.2214.91 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1031623 - Google Chrome Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Deny Service

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/27/2015 09:42
Updated: 07/09/2017 08:14
Changes: 01/27/2015 09:42 (60), 07/09/2017 08:14 (6)
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Cache ID: 216:CA3:103

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