Google Chrome up to 52.0.2743 Blink use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Google Chrome up to 52.0.2743. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Blink. The manipulation results in use after free. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2016-5170. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Google Chrome up to 52.0.2743 (Web Browser). Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Blink. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 09/13/2016 by Andrey Kovalev with Yandex as Stable Channel Update for Desktop, September 2016 as confirmed release notes (Website). The advisory is available at googlechromereleases.blogspot.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-5170 since 05/31/2016. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93554 (openSUSE Security Update : chromium (openSUSE-2016-1084)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 276766 (Fedora Security Update for qt5-qtwebenginegitee719ad313e564 (FEDORA-2017-98bed96d12)).

Upgrading to version 53.0.2785.113 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 (93554), SecurityFocus (BID 92942†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1036826†). The entries VDB-91069, VDB-91675, VDB-91676 and VDB-91677 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.6

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 93554
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : chromium (openSUSE-2016-1084)
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OpenVAS ID: 862149
OpenVAS Name: Google Chrome Security Updates(stable-channel-update-for-desktop_13-2016-09)-Windows
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 53.0.2785.113

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09/13/2016 +105 days 🔍
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09/25/2016 +7 days 🔍
09/19/2022 +2185 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: Stable Channel Update for Desktop, September 2016
Researcher: Andrey Kovalev
Organization: Yandex
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-5170 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5170
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-91674

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SecurityFocus: 92942 - Google Chrome Prior to 53.0.2785.113 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1036826

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/18/2016 13:20
Updated: 09/19/2022 08:13
Changes: 09/18/2016 13:20 (75), 04/19/2019 17:24 (14), 09/19/2022 08:13 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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