Google Chrome 27.0.1444.0 v8 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome 27.0.1444.0. It has been declared as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component v8. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2013-2838. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Google Chrome 27.0.1444.0 (Web Browser). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component v8. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Google V8, as used in Google Chrome before 27.0.1453.93, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was published 05/21/2013 by Christian Holler as 235311 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at code.google.com. The public release has been coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-2838 since 04/11/2013. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 12/26/2024). 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 75086 (openSUSE Security Update : chromium (openSUSE-SU-2013:1200-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 166442 (OpenSuSE Security Update for chromium (openSUSE-SU-2013:1200-1)).

Upgrading to version 27.0.1453.93 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 (84401), Tenable (75086), SecurityFocus (BID 60072†), OSVDB (93567†) and Secunia (SA53430†). Similar entries are available at VDB-8503, VDB-8559, VDB-8661 and VDB-8841. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 75086
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : chromium (openSUSE-SU-2013:1200-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 892695
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2695-1 (chromium-browser - several issues
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 27.0.1453.93

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: 235311
Researcher: Christian Holler
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-2838 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-2838
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-8840

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X-Force: 84401
SecurityFocus: 60072 - Google Chrome Prior to 27.0.1453.93 CVE-2013-2838 Out of Bounds Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 53430 - Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 93567
Vulnerability Center: 39687 - Google Chrome <27.0.1453.93 V8 Allows Remote DoS Vulnerability - CVE-2013-2838, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/23/2013 19:12
Updated: 12/26/2024 21:36
Changes: 05/23/2013 19:12 (84), 04/30/2017 12:38 (3), 05/11/2021 21:04 (3), 12/26/2024 21:36 (18)
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