Google Chrome 49 PDFium memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Google Chrome 49. The affected element is an unknown function of the component PDFium. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-1619. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Google Chrome 49 (Web Browser). This affects some unknown processing of the component PDFium. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 01/20/2016 by Christoph Diehl as Stable Channel Update, January 2016 as confirmed posting (Blog). The advisory is shared at googlechromereleases.blogspot.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-1619 since 01/12/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. 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 07/06/2022). 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 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 (110002), Tenable (88067) and SecurityFocus (BID 81430†). Similar entries are available at VDB-80618, VDB-80619, VDB-80620 and VDB-80621. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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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-2016-1619 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1619
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-80625
X-Force: 110002 - Google Chrome PDFium code execution
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 07:33
Changes: 01/22/2016 16:45 (66), 06/26/2018 08:56 (19), 07/06/2022 07:33 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:8F6:103

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