Google Chrome 40.0.2214.89/40.0.2214.93 Service Worker access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Google Chrome 40.0.2214.89/40.0.2214.93. This affects an unknown part of the component Service Worker. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-1211. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Google Chrome 40.0.2214.89/40.0.2214.93 (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown code block of the component Service Worker. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 02/05/2015 as Stable Channel Update, February 2015 as confirmed release notes (Website). The advisory is shared for download at googlechromereleases.blogspot.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-1211 since 01/21/2015. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 03/08/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81223 (FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (a6eb239f-adbe-11e4-9fce-080027593b9a)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD 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 (100717), Tenable (81223), SecurityFocus (BID 72497†), Secunia (SA62670†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1031709†). Similar entries are available at VDB-69058, VDB-69059 and VDB-69061. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 81223
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (a6eb239f-adbe-11e4-9fce-080027593b9a)
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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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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: Stable Channel Update, February 2015
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-1211 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-1211
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69060
X-Force: 100717 - Google Chrome service workers privilege escalation, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 72497
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: 48467 - Google Chrome <40.0.2214.114 Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability - CVE-2015-1211, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/06/2015 11:26
Updated: 03/08/2022 17:54
Changes: 02/06/2015 11:26 (81), 06/19/2017 08:29 (8), 03/08/2022 17:46 (3), 03/08/2022 17:54 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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