Google Chrome up to 50 Media Subsystem input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Google Chrome up to 50. Affected is an unknown function of the component Media Subsystem. This manipulation causes input validation. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2016-1654. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Chrome up to 50 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Media Subsystem. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

The media subsystem in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.75 does not initialize an unspecified data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read operation) via unknown vectors.

The weakness was presented 04/18/2016 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at googlechromereleases.blogspot.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-1654 since 01/12/2016. 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 pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/25/2022). 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 91176 (GLSA-201605-02 : Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 196454 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Oxide-qt Vulnerabilities (USN-2955-1)).

Upgrading to version 50.0.2661.75 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chrome.google.com. A possible mitigation has been published 4 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (91176) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-58195†). See VDB-81542, VDB-81543, VDB-81544 and VDB-81545 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 91176
Nessus Name: GLSA-201605-02 : Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 800562
OpenVAS Name: Google Chrome Security Updates(stable-channel-update_13-2016-04)-Windows
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 50.0.2661.75

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01/12/2016 🔍
04/13/2016 +92 days 🔍
04/14/2016 +1 days 🔍
04/18/2016 +3 days 🔍
04/18/2016 +0 days 🔍
04/19/2016 +1 days 🔍
05/14/2016 +25 days 🔍
05/17/2016 +3 days 🔍
07/25/2022 +2260 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: USN-2955-1
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CVE: CVE-2016-1654 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1654
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-82543

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Vulnerability Center: 58195 - Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.75 Remote Dos Vulnerability due to Uninitialized Memory Read in Media, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/19/2016 11:58
Updated: 07/25/2022 09:46
Changes: 04/19/2016 11:58 (74), 02/04/2019 15:33 (11), 07/25/2022 09:42 (4), 07/25/2022 09:46 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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