Google Chrome 23.0.1271.97 Shared Memory Allocation numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Google Chrome 23.0.1271.97. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Shared Memory Allocation Handler. Such manipulation leads to numeric error. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-5154. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome 23.0.1271.97 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component Shared Memory Allocation Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Integer overflow in Google Chrome before 24.0.1312.52 on Windows allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to allocation of shared memory.

The weakness was disclosed 01/10/2013 by Chris Evans (Inferno) with Google Chrome Security Team as 164490 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at code.google.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-5154 since 09/24/2012. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 70112 (GLSA-201309-16 : Chromium, V8: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo 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. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (81131), Tenable (70112), SecurityFocus (BID 57251†), OSVDB (89080†) and Secunia (SA51825†). The entries VDB-6889, VDB-7314, VDB-7315 and VDB-7316 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.7

VulDB Base Score: 9.1
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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Nessus ID: 70112
Nessus Name: GLSA-201309-16 : Chromium, V8: Multiple vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 24.0.1312.52

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: 164490
Researcher: Chris Evans (Inferno)
Organization: Google Chrome Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-5154 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-5154
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-7322

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X-Force: 81131
SecurityFocus: 57251 - RETIRED: Google Chrome Prior to 24.0.1312.52 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 51825 - Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 89080
SecurityTracker: 1027977 - Google Chrome Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 38124 - Google Chrome Before 24.0.1312.52 on Windows Shared Memory Allocation Remote DoS Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/15/2013 14:39
Updated: 04/22/2021 07:38
Changes: 01/15/2013 14:39 (85), 04/24/2017 09:37 (5), 04/22/2021 07:38 (3)
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