Google Chrome 21.0.1180.89 PDF Viewer resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome 21.0.1180.89. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component PDF Viewer. Performing a manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-2890. In addition, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Google Chrome 21.0.1180.89 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown code block of the component PDF Viewer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Use-after-free vulnerability in the PDF functionality in Google Chrome before 22.0.1229.79 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document.

The weakness was presented 09/25/2012 by Matthew Jurczyk and Gynvael Coldwind (Slawomir Blazek) with Google Security Team as 144072 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at code.google.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with Google. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-2890 since 05/19/2012. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $100k and more. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62340 (FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (5bae2ab4-0820-11e2-be5f-00262d5ed8ee)), 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 120560 (Google Chrome Prior to 22.0.1229.79 Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 22.0.1229.79 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 (78841), Tenable (62340), SecurityFocus (BID 55676†), OSVDB (93119†) and Secunia (SA50759†). See VDB-6550, VDB-6551, VDB-6552 and VDB-6553 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 62340
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (5bae2ab4-0820-11e2-be5f-00262d5ed8ee)
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OpenVAS ID: 72445
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: chromium
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 22.0.1229.79

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05/19/2012 🔍
09/25/2012 +129 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: 144072
Researcher: Matthew Jurczyk, Gynvael Coldwind (Slawomir Blazek)
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-2890 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2890
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-8643

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X-Force: 78841 - Google Chrome CVE-2012-2890 use-after-free in PDF viewer, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 55676
Secunia: 50759 - Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 93119

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/13/2013 17:38
Updated: 12/31/2024 05:39
Changes: 05/13/2013 17:38 (79), 05/06/2018 11:16 (7), 12/31/2024 05:39 (19)
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Cache ID: 216:0AA:103

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