Google Chrome 40.0.2214.89/40.0.2214.93 use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Google Chrome 40.0.2214.89/40.0.2214.93. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to use after free. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2015-1209. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Google Chrome 40.0.2214.89/40.0.2214.93 (Web Browser). This vulnerability affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 02/05/2015 by Maksymillian Motyl with Google as Stable Channel Update, February 2015 as confirmed release notes (Website). The advisory is available at googlechromereleases.blogspot.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-1209 since 01/21/2015. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. 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 03/08/2022). 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 81290 (RHEL 6 : chromium-browser (RHSA-2015:0163)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 195998 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Oxide-qt Vulnerabilities (USN-2495-1)).

Upgrading to version 40.0.2214.111 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chrome.google.com. A possible mitigation has been published 4 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The release notes contains the following remark:

This update includes 11 security fixes. Below, we highlight fixes that were contributed by external researchers.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (100715), Tenable (81290), SecurityFocus (BID 72497†), Secunia (SA62670†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1031709†). See VDB-69059, VDB-69060 and VDB-69061 for similar entries. 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

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 81290
Nessus Name: RHEL 6 : chromium-browser (RHSA-2015:0163)
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OpenVAS ID: 803118
OpenVAS Name: Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 Feb15 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 40.0.2214.111

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01/21/2015 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: Stable Channel Update, February 2015
Researcher: Maksymillian Motyl
Organization: Google
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-1209 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-1209
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69058
X-Force: 100715 - Google Chrome DOM code execution, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 72497 - Google Chrome Prior to 40.0.2214.109 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 62670 - Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1031709 - Google Chrome Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Bypass Same-Origin Restrictions
Vulnerability Center: 48465 - Google Chrome <40.0.2214.114 Remote DoS or Other Impact - CVE-2015-1209, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/06/2015 11:26
Updated: 03/08/2022 17:24
Changes: 02/06/2015 11:26 (83), 06/19/2017 08:28 (12), 03/08/2022 17:16 (3), 03/08/2022 17:24 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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