Google Chrome 20.0.1132.57 PDF Viewer JP2 Decoding numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Google Chrome 20.0.1132.57. This issue affects the function JP2 Decoding of the component PDF Viewer. The manipulation leads to numeric error. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-2851. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome 20.0.1132.57 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function JP2 Decoding of the component PDF Viewer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple integer overflows in the PDF functionality in Google Chrome before 21.0.1180.57 on Mac OS X and Linux, and before 21.0.1180.60 on Windows and Chrome Frame, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document.

The weakness was shared 07/31/2012 by Mateusz Jurczyk and Gynvael Coldwind (Trev) with Google Security Team as not defined mailinglist post (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at srware.net. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-2851 since 05/19/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 61505 (FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (ce84e136-e2f6-11e1-a8ca-00262d5ed8ee)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 21.0.1180.57 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 Tenable (61505), SecurityFocus (BID 54749†), OSVDB (93115†), Secunia (SA50105†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-35901†). The entries VDB-5884, VDB-5885, VDB-5886 and VDB-5887 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 61505
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (ce84e136-e2f6-11e1-a8ca-00262d5ed8ee)
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OpenVAS ID: 71505
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: chromium
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 21.0.1180.57

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05/13/2013 +270 days 🔍
05/10/2021 +2919 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: srware.net
Researcher: Mateusz Jurczyk, Gynvael Coldwind (Trev)
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-2851 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2851
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-8639

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SecurityFocus: 54749 - Google Chrome Prior to 21 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 50105 - Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 93115
Vulnerability Center: 35901 - Google Chrome Before 21.0.1180.60 Multiple Integer Overflows PDF Related Vulnerabilities, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/13/2013 17:14
Updated: 05/10/2021 16:06
Changes: 05/13/2013 17:14 (77), 04/15/2017 16:35 (9), 05/10/2021 16:06 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:7AB:103

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