Google Chrome 27.0.1453.94 PDF Viewer memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome 27.0.1453.94. It has been declared as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component PDF Viewer. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2013-2864. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome 27.0.1453.94 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing of the component PDF Viewer. 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, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The PDF functionality in Google Chrome before 27.0.1453.110 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid free operation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 06/04/2013 by Mateusz Jurczyk and Gynvael Coldwind (bobbyholley) with Google Security Team as not defined changelog entry (Website). The advisory is shared for download at googlechromereleases.blogspot.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-2864 since 04/11/2013. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (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 60325†), OSVDB (93850†), Secunia (SA53580†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-39851†). Further details are available at nakedsecurity.sophos.com. The entries VDB-8942, VDB-8943, VDB-8944 and VDB-8945 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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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: 803648
OpenVAS Name: Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 June13 (Linux)
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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: Mateusz Jurczyk, Gynvael Coldwind (bobbyholley)
Organization: Google Security Team
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CVE: CVE-2013-2864 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-2864
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-8952

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SecurityFocus: 60325 - RETIRED: Google Chrome Prior to 27.0.1453.110 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 53580 - Avant Browser Rendering Engines Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 93850
Vulnerability Center: 39851 - Google Chrome <27.0.1453.110 Remote DoS in PDF Viewer - CVE-2013-2864, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/05/2013 11:29
Updated: 05/14/2021 10:05
Changes: 06/05/2013 11:29 (85), 05/01/2017 11:38 (4), 05/14/2021 10:05 (3)
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