Google Chrome up to 40.0.2214.84 use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome up to 40.0.2214.84. It has been classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes use after free. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-9647. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome up to 40.0.2214.84 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Use-after-free vulnerability in PDFium, as used in Google Chrome before 40.0.2214.91, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PDF document, related to fpdfsdk/src/fpdfview.cpp and fpdfsdk/src/fsdk_mgr.cpp, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-1205.

The weakness was released 01/27/2015 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at pdfium.googlesource.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-9647 since 01/26/2015. 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 pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/12/2022). 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 81396 (GLSA-201502-13 : Chromium: 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.

Upgrading to version 40.0.2214.85 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chrome.google.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (81396) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-48253†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-68825, VDB-68826, VDB-68828 and VDB-68829. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 81396
Nessus Name: GLSA-201502-13 : Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 803400
OpenVAS Name: Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities -02 Jan15 (Windows)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 40.0.2214.85

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01/26/2015 🔍
01/27/2015 +1 days 🔍
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01/28/2015 +1 days 🔍
03/27/2015 +58 days 🔍
04/12/2022 +2573 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: pdfium.googlesource.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-9647 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-9647
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-73771
Vulnerability Center: 48253 - Google Chrome before 40.0.2214.91 Remote DoS or Other Impact via a Crafted PDF File - CVE-2014-9647, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2015 14:56
Updated: 04/12/2022 07:34
Changes: 03/27/2015 14:56 (59), 06/18/2017 09:38 (7), 04/12/2022 07:34 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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