Google Chrome 27.0.1453.94 InjectedScriptHost memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Google Chrome 27.0.1453.94. Affected by this vulnerability is the function InjectedScriptHost. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-2855. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome 27.0.1453.94 (Web Browser). It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function InjectedScriptHost. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The Developer Tools API in Google Chrome before 27.0.1453.110 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

The weakness was presented 06/04/2013 by Daniel Zulla (miaubiz) as not defined changelog entry (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at googlechromereleases.blogspot.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with Google. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-2855 since 04/11/2013. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/14/2021). 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 66799 (FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (4865d189-cd62-11e2-ae11-00262d5ed8ee)), 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 121225 (Google Chrome Prior to 27.0.1453.110 Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 27.0.1453.110 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at google.com. The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer or Opera as an alternative. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (66799), SecurityFocus (BID 60395†), OSVDB (93841†), Secunia (SA53580†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-39842†). Further details are available at nakedsecurity.sophos.com. See VDB-8942, VDB-8944, VDB-8945 and VDB-8946 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 66799
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (4865d189-cd62-11e2-ae11-00262d5ed8ee)
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OpenVAS ID: 892706
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2706-1 (chromium-browser - several vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 27.0.1453.110
Alternative: Mozilla Firefox/Microsoft Internet Explorer/Opera

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: googlechromereleases.blogspot.com
Researcher: Daniel Zulla (miaubiz)
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CVE: CVE-2013-2855 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-2855
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-8943

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SecurityFocus: 60395 - Google Chrome CVE-2013-2856 Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 53580 - Avant Browser Rendering Engines Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 93841
Vulnerability Center: 39842 - Google Chrome <27.0.1453.110 API Remote DoS Vulnerability - CVE-2013-2855, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/05/2013 11:19
Updated: 05/14/2021 09:36
Changes: 06/05/2013 11:19 (86), 05/01/2017 11:35 (4), 05/14/2021 09:36 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:775:103

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