Google Chrome 47 PDFium access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Google Chrome 47. This affects an unknown function of the component PDFium. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2015-6779. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Google Chrome 47 (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown part of the component PDFium. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on integrity.

The weakness was disclosed 12/01/2015 by Mariusz Mlynski (Cloudfuzzer) with Qihoo 360 as Stable Channel Update, December 2015 as confirmed release notes (Blog). The advisory is available at googlechromereleases.blogspot.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-6779 since 08/31/2015. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k 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.This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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 (108417), Tenable (87289), SecurityFocus (BID 78416†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-54728†). The entries VDB-79137, VDB-79348, VDB-79349 and VDB-79350 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Remote: Yes

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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
Researcher: Mariusz Mlynski (Cloudfuzzer)
Organization: Qihoo 360
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-6779 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-6779
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-79362

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X-Force: 108417 - Google Chrome PDFium security bypass
SecurityFocus: 78416 - Google Chrome Prior to 47.0.2526.73 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1034298
Vulnerability Center: 54728 - Google Chrome <47.0.2526.73 Remote Security Bypass in PDFium - CVE-2015-6779, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/02/2015 10:22
Updated: 06/28/2022 09:21
Changes: 12/02/2015 10:22 (72), 05/09/2018 11:55 (14), 06/28/2022 09:21 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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