Google Chrome 23.0.1271.97 Video Seeking resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Google Chrome 23.0.1271.97. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Video Seeking Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2012-5150. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Google Chrome 23.0.1271.97 (Web Browser). This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Video Seeking 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. CVE summarizes:

Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome before 24.0.1312.52 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving seek operations on video data.

The weakness was presented 01/10/2013 by Abhishek Arya (Inferno) with Google Chrome Security Team as 165601 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at code.google.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-5150 since 09/24/2012. The attack can be initiated remotely. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 83940 (FreeBSD : ffmpeg -- multiple vulnerabilities (65b14d39-d01f-419c-b0b8-5df60b929973)), 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 166158 (SUSE Security Update for Chromium (openSUSE-SU-2013:0236-1)).

Upgrading to version 24.0.1312.52 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at google.com. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.videolan.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (81127), Tenable (83940), SecurityFocus (BID 57251†), OSVDB (89076†) and Secunia (SA51825†). See VDB-7314, VDB-7315, VDB-7316 and VDB-7317 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 83940
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : ffmpeg -- multiple vulnerabilities (65b14d39-d01f-419c-b0b8-5df60b929973)
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OpenVAS ID: 803158
OpenVAS Name: Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 Jan2013 (Linux)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 24.0.1312.52
Patch: git.videolan.org

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: 165601
Researcher: Abhishek Arya (Inferno)
Organization: Google Chrome Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-5150 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-5150
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-7318

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X-Force: 81127
SecurityFocus: 57251 - RETIRED: Google Chrome Prior to 24.0.1312.52 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 51825 - Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 89076
SecurityTracker: 1027977 - Google Chrome Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 38120 - Google Chrome < 24.0.1312.52 Remote Use-After-Free Allows DoS via Seek Operations on Video Data, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/15/2013 14:34
Updated: 04/22/2021 07:22
Changes: 01/15/2013 14:34 (91), 08/18/2017 13:51 (4), 04/22/2021 07:22 (3)
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