Google Chrome 19.0.1084.45 PDF Viewer File input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Google Chrome 19.0.1084.45. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component PDF Viewer. Performing a manipulation as part of File results in input validation. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-3097. Furthermore, an exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome 19.0.1084.45 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown functionality of the component PDF Viewer. The manipulation as part of a File leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The PDF functionality in Google Chrome before 19.0.1084.46 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging an out-of-bounds write error in the implementation of sampled functions.

The weakness was published 05/15/2012 by Brett Wilson (scarybea) with Chromium Development Community as 124182 as confirmed posting (Website). The advisory is shared at code.google.com. The public release has been coordinated with Google. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-3097 since 08/09/2011. 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 59103 (FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (1449af37-9eba-11e1-b9c1-00262d5ed8ee)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120220 (Google Chrome Prior to 19.0.1084.46 Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 19.0.1084.46 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 (75602), Tenable (59103), SecurityFocus (BID 53540†), OSVDB (93365†) and Secunia (SA49194†). Similar entries are available at VDB-5400, VDB-5401, VDB-5402 and VDB-5403. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 59103
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (1449af37-9eba-11e1-b9c1-00262d5ed8ee)
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OpenVAS ID: 71375
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: chromium
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 19.0.1084.46

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08/09/2011 🔍
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05/15/2013 +359 days 🔍
05/11/2021 +2918 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: 124182
Researcher: Brett Wilson (scarybea)
Organization: Chromium Development Community
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-3097 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-3097
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-8745

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X-Force: 75602
SecurityFocus: 53540 - Google Chrome Prior to 19 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 49194 - Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 93365
SecurityTracker: 1027067 - Google Chrome Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 35107 - Google Chrome Before 19.0.1084.46 PDF Functionality Allows Remote DoS Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/15/2013 16:44
Updated: 05/11/2021 14:36
Changes: 05/15/2013 16:44 (83), 04/12/2017 11:25 (10), 05/11/2021 14:36 (3)
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