Google Chrome 20.0.1132.57 PDF Viewer wild clip rects denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Google Chrome 20.0.1132.57. Impacted is the function wild clip rects of the component PDF Viewer. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-2850. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Google Chrome 20.0.1132.57 (Web Browser). Affected is the function wild clip rects of the component PDF Viewer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities 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 have an unknown impact via a crafted document.

The weakness was published 07/31/2012 by Matthew Jurczyk and Gynvael Coldwind (Trev) with Google Security Team as not defined mailinglist post (Website). The advisory is shared for download at srware.net. The public release has been coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-2850 since 05/19/2012. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $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 (93116†), Secunia (SA50105†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-35900†). Similar entries are available at VDB-5884, VDB-5885, VDB-5886 and VDB-5887. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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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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06/08/2012 +20 days 🔍
07/31/2012 +53 days 🔍
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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: Matthew Jurczyk, Gynvael Coldwind (Trev)
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-2850 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2850
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-8640

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SecurityFocus: 54749 - Google Chrome Prior to 21 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 50105 - Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 93116
Vulnerability Center: 35900 - Google Chrome Before 21.0.1180.60 Multiple Unspecified PDF Related Vulnerabilities, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/13/2013 17:21
Updated: 05/10/2021 16:13
Changes: 05/13/2013 17:21 (76), 04/19/2017 10:31 (10), 05/10/2021 16:13 (2)
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