Google Chrome up to 43.0.2357.134 GPU Process browser_gpu_channel_host_factory.cc GPUChannelHost use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Google Chrome up to 43.0.2357.134. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file content/browser/gpu/browser_gpu_channel_host_factory.cc of the component GPU Process. Performing a manipulation of the argument GPUChannelHost results in use after free. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-1272. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Google Chrome up to 43.0.2357.134 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown code of the file content/browser/gpu/browser_gpu_channel_host_factory.cc of the component GPU Process. The manipulation of the argument GPUChannelHost with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Use-after-free vulnerability in the GPU process implementation in Google Chrome before 44.0.2403.89 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging the continued availability of a GPUChannelHost data structure during Blink shutdown, related to content/browser/gpu/browser_gpu_channel_host_factory.cc and content/renderer/render_thread_impl.cc.

The weakness was presented 07/23/2015 by Chamal De Silva (Cloudfuzzer) with Baidu X-Team as Stable Channel Update, July 2015 as confirmed release notes (Blog). The advisory is shared at googlechromereleases.blogspot.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-1272 since 01/21/2015. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/03/2022). 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 84992 (Debian DSA-3315-1 : chromium-browser - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 167983 (OpenSuSE Security Update for Chromium (openSUSE-SU-2015:1287-1)).

Upgrading to version 44.0.2403.89 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 (84992), SecurityFocus (BID 75973†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-51548†). See VDB-76771, VDB-76772, VDB-76774 and VDB-76775 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 84992
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-3315-1 : chromium-browser - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 703315
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3315-1 (chromium-browser - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 44.0.2403.89

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06/03/2022 +2507 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: Stable Channel Update, July 2015
Researcher: Chamal De Silva (Cloudfuzzer)
Organization: Baidu X-Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-1272 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-1272
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-76773

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SecurityFocus: 75973 - Google Chrome Prior to 44.0.2403.89 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1033031
Vulnerability Center: 51548 - Google Chrome <44.0.2403.89 Remote Code Execution due to Use-After-Free in Unexpected GPU Process Termination, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/23/2015 09:51
Updated: 06/03/2022 14:28
Changes: 07/23/2015 09:51 (69), 07/15/2017 08:30 (14), 06/03/2022 14:27 (3), 06/03/2022 14:28 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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