Google Chrome up to 53 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Google Chrome up to 53. This issue affects some unknown processing. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2016-5167. The attack can be initiated 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 53 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.89 on Windows and OS X and before 53.0.2785.92 on Linux allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other impact via unknown vectors.

The weakness was released 09/11/2016 by Nicolas Golubovic (OUSPG) with Zero Day Initiative (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.opensuse.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-5167 since 05/31/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93426 (Fedora 24 : chromium (2016-bf8c64a060)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 196574 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Oxide-qt Vulnerabilities (USN-3058-1)).

Upgrading to version 53.0.2785.89 or 53.0.2785.92 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 databases at Tenable (93426) and SecurityFocus (BID 92717†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-91051, VDB-91052, VDB-91053 and VDB-91054. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 93426
Nessus Name: Fedora 24 : chromium (2016-bf8c64a060)
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OpenVAS ID: 865203
OpenVAS Name: Google Chrome Security Updates(stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31-2016-08)-MAC OS X
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 53.0.2785.89/53.0.2785.92

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05/31/2016 🔍
08/31/2016 +92 days 🔍
09/10/2016 +10 days 🔍
09/11/2016 +1 days 🔍
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09/12/2016 +1 days 🔍
09/12/2016 +0 days 🔍
09/15/2022 +2194 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: FEDORA-2016-bf8c64a060
Researcher: Nicolas Golubovic (OUSPG)
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-5167 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5167
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-91491

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SecurityFocus: 92717 - Google Chrome Prior to 53.0.2785.89 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1036729

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/12/2016 17:52
Updated: 09/15/2022 17:51
Changes: 09/12/2016 17:52 (67), 04/15/2019 16:19 (16), 09/15/2022 17:43 (4), 09/15/2022 17:51 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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