Google Chrome up to 51 Autofill use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Google Chrome up to 51. Affected is an unknown function of the component Autofill. Such manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2016-1701. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome up to 51 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Autofill. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Autofill implementation in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.79 mishandles the interaction between field updates and JavaScript code that triggers a frame deletion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted web site, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1690.

The weakness was released 06/05/2016 (Website). The advisory is available at crbug.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-1701 since 01/12/2016. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/23/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91492 (openSUSE Security Update : Chromium (openSUSE-2016-1489)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 236022 (Red Hat Update for chromium-browser (RHSA-2016:1201)).

Upgrading to version 51.0.2704.79 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chrome.google.com. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (91492). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-87741, VDB-87742, VDB-87743 and VDB-87744. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.6

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 91492
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : Chromium (openSUSE-2016-1489)
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OpenVAS ID: 865483
OpenVAS Name: Google Chrome Security Updates(stable-channel-update-2016-06)-MAC OS X
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 51.0.2704.79

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01/12/2016 🔍
06/03/2016 +143 days 🔍
06/05/2016 +2 days 🔍
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06/06/2016 +1 days 🔍
06/07/2016 +1 days 🔍
08/23/2022 +2268 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: RHSA-2016:1201
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-1701 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1701
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-87746

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SecurityTracker: 1036026

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/06/2016 15:36
Updated: 08/23/2022 07:24
Changes: 06/06/2016 15:36 (67), 01/06/2019 10:25 (12), 08/23/2022 07:24 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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