Google Chrome 49 HSTS/CSP information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Google Chrome 49. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component HSTS/CSP. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2016-1617. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Google Chrome 49 (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component HSTS/CSP. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 01/20/2016 by Christoph Diehl as Stable Channel Update, January 2016 as confirmed posting (Blog). It is possible to read the advisory at googlechromereleases.blogspot.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-1617 since 01/12/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 88067 (FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (371bbea9-3836-4832-9e70-e8e928727f8c)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 168458 (OpenSuSE Security Update for Chromium (openSUSE-SU-2016:0250-1)).

Upgrading to version 49.0.2623.0 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 (110000), Tenable (88067) and SecurityFocus (BID 81430†). See VDB-80618, VDB-80619, VDB-80620 and VDB-80621 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 88067
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (371bbea9-3836-4832-9e70-e8e928727f8c)
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OpenVAS ID: 703456
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3456-1 (chromium-browser - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 49.0.2623.0

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01/12/2016 🔍
01/20/2016 +8 days 🔍
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01/22/2016 +2 days 🔍
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01/25/2016 +3 days 🔍
07/06/2022 +2354 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: Stable Channel Update, January 2016
Researcher: Christoph Diehl
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-1617 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1617
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-80623
X-Force: 110000 - Google Chrome HSTS and CSP information disclosure
SecurityFocus: 81430 - Google Chrome Prior to 48.0.2564.82 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1034801

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/22/2016 16:45
Updated: 07/06/2022 07:22
Changes: 01/22/2016 16:45 (72), 06/26/2018 08:55 (13), 07/06/2022 07:22 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:4AF:103

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