Google Chrome up to 51 v8 Engine information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Google Chrome up to 51. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component v8 Engine. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2016-1677. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Chrome up to 51 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component v8 Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

uri.js in Google V8 before 5.1.281.26, as used in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.63, uses an incorrect array type, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by calling the decodeURI function and leveraging "type confusion."

The weakness was published 05/25/2016 by Aleksandar Nikolic (OUSPG) with Cisco Talos as Stable Channel Update, May 2016 as confirmed release notes (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at googlechromereleases.blogspot.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-1677 since 01/12/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91351 (Google Chrome < 51.0.2704.63 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370005 (Google Chrome Prior to 51.0.2704.63 Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 51.0.2704.63 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 (91351), SecurityFocus (BID 90876†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1035981†). Similar entries are available at VDB-87298, VDB-87299, VDB-87300 and VDB-87301. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 91351
Nessus Name: Google Chrome < 51.0.2704.63 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)
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OpenVAS ID: 831745
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Update for Chromium openSUSE-SU-2016:1430-1 (Chromium)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 51.0.2704.63

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01/12/2016 🔍
05/25/2016 +134 days 🔍
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05/27/2016 +2 days 🔍
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05/28/2016 +1 days 🔍
06/05/2016 +8 days 🔍
08/22/2022 +2269 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: Stable Channel Update, May 2016
Researcher: Aleksandar Nikolic (OUSPG)
Organization: Cisco Talos
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-1677 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1677
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-87655

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SecurityFocus: 90876 - Google Chrome Prior to 51.0.2704.63 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1035981

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/29/2016 00:31
Updated: 08/22/2022 13:17
Changes: 05/29/2016 00:31 (84), 12/19/2018 09:18 (7), 08/22/2022 13:17 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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