Google Chrome up to 23.0.1271.94 Media Source resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome up to 23.0.1271.94. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Media Source Handler. This manipulation causes resource management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2012-5137. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome up to 23.0.1271.94 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Media Source Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome before 23.0.1271.95 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to the Media Source API.

The weakness was presented 11/29/2012 by PinkiePie with Google Chrome Security Team as stable-channel-update_29 as not defined advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at googlechromereleases.blogspot.dk. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-5137 since 09/24/2012. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 63110 (Google Chrome < 23.0.1271.95 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.

Upgrading to version 23.0.1271.95 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 (80391), Tenable (63110), SecurityFocus (BID 56741†), OSVDB (88061†) and Secunia (SA51447†). See VDB-7064 for similar entry. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 63110
Nessus Name: Google Chrome < 23.0.1271.95 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 850379
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Update for Chromium openSUSE-SU-2012:1637-1 (Chromium)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 23.0.1271.95

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: stable-channel-update_29
Researcher: PinkiePie
Organization: Google Chrome Security Team
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-5137 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-5137
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-7063

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X-Force: 80391
SecurityFocus: 56741 - Google Chrome Prior to 23.0.1271.95 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 51447 - Google Chrome Two Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 88061
Vulnerability Center: 37528 - Google Chrome <23.0.1271.95 DoS and Unspecified Impact - CVE-2012-5137, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/04/2012 11:12
Updated: 04/19/2021 17:29
Changes: 12/04/2012 11:12 (80), 04/22/2017 12:48 (5), 04/19/2021 17:29 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:471:103

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