Google Chrome up to 52 pdfium memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Google Chrome up to 52. This affects an unknown function of the component pdfium. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2016-5140. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Google Chrome up to 52 (Web Browser). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component pdfium. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 08/03/2016 by Sergey Glazunov with Tencent as Stable Channel Update for Desktop, August 2016 as confirmed release notes (Website). The advisory is shared for download at googlechromereleases.blogspot.com. The public release has been coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-5140 since 05/31/2016. 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 $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 09/12/2022). 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 93497 (FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (958b9cee-79da-11e6-bf75-3065ec8fd3ec)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370109 (Google Chrome Prior to 52.0.2743.116 Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 52.0.2743.116 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 (93497) and SecurityFocus (BID 92276†). Similar entries are available at VDB-90558, VDB-90559, VDB-90561 and VDB-90562. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.6

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 93497
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (958b9cee-79da-11e6-bf75-3065ec8fd3ec)
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OpenVAS ID: 703645
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3645-1 (chromium-browser - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 52.0.2743.116

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05/31/2016 🔍
08/03/2016 +64 days 🔍
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09/15/2016 +38 days 🔍
09/12/2022 +2188 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: Stable Channel Update for Desktop, August 2016
Researcher: Sergey Glazunov
Organization: Tencent
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-5140 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5140
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-90560

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SecurityFocus: 92276 - Google Chrome Prior to 52.0.2743.116 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1036547

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/08/2016 08:58
Updated: 09/12/2022 13:21
Changes: 08/08/2016 08:58 (73), 03/21/2019 08:39 (14), 09/12/2022 13:21 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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