Google Chrome up to 23.0.1271.96 URL Loader resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Google Chrome up to 23.0.1271.96. This affects an unknown part of the component URL Loader. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2012-5139. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome up to 23.0.1271.96 (Web Browser). It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component URL Loader. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome before 23.0.1271.97 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to visibility events.

The bug was discovered 12/11/2012. The weakness was presented 12/11/2012 by Chamal De Silva (pawlkt) with Google Chrome Security Team as not defined changelog entry (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at googlechromereleases.blogspot.dk. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with Google. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-5139 since 09/24/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/29/2019). 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 74848 (openSUSE Security Update : chromium (openSUSE-SU-2012:1682-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120725 (Google Chrome Prior to 23.0.1271.97 Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 23.0.1271.97 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 Tenable (74848), SecurityFocus (BID 56903†), OSVDB (88372†) and Secunia (SA51549†). See VDB-7164, VDB-7165, VDB-7166 and VDB-7167 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 74848
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : chromium (openSUSE-SU-2012:1682-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 803128
OpenVAS Name: Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities-03 Dec2012 (Linux)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 23.0.1271.97

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: googlechromereleases.blogspot.dk
Researcher: Chamal De Silva (pawlkt)
Organization: Google Chrome Security Team
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-5139 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-5139
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-7163

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SecurityFocus: 56903 - Google Chrome Prior to 23.0.1271.97 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 51549 - Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 88372

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/17/2012 11:57
Updated: 04/29/2019 09:10
Changes: 12/17/2012 11:57 (82), 04/29/2019 09:10 (4)
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