Google Chrome 47 PDFium memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Google Chrome 47. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component PDFium. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2015-6778. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome 47 (Web Browser). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component PDFium. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was released 12/01/2015 as Stable Channel Update, December 2015 as confirmed release notes (Blog). The advisory is shared at googlechromereleases.blogspot.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-6778 since 08/31/2015. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/28/2022). 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 87289 (Debian DSA-3415-1 : 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 and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175578 (Debian Security Update for chromium-browser (DSA 3415-1)).

Upgrading to version 47.0.2526.73 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 X-Force (108416), Tenable (87289), SecurityFocus (BID 78416†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-54725†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-79137, VDB-79348, VDB-79349 and VDB-79350. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 87289
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-3415-1 : chromium-browser - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 703415
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3415-1 (chromium-browser - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 47.0.2526.73

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06/28/2022 +2392 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: Stable Channel Update, December 2015
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-6778 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-6778
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-79361

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X-Force: 108416 - Google Chrome PDFium denial of service
SecurityFocus: 78416
SecurityTracker: 1034298
Vulnerability Center: 54725 - Google Chrome Before 47.0.2526.73 Remote Code Execution due to Out Of Bounds Access in PDFium - CVE-2015-6778, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/02/2015 10:21
Updated: 06/28/2022 09:16
Changes: 12/02/2015 10:21 (71), 05/09/2018 11:53 (9), 06/28/2022 09:16 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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