Google Chrome up to 52.0.2743 Blink use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Chrome up to 52.0.2743 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Blink. This manipulation causes use after free. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2016-5171. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Google Chrome up to 52.0.2743 (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Blink. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 09/13/2016 by Andrey Kovalev with Yandex as Stable Channel Update for Desktop, September 2016 as confirmed release notes (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at googlechromereleases.blogspot.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-5171 since 05/31/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/19/2022). 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 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 236093 (Red Hat Update for chromium-browser (RHSA-2016:1905)).

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†). Similar entries are available at VDB-91674, VDB-91676, VDB-91677 and VDB-91678. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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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
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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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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05/31/2016 🔍
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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-2016-5171 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5171
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-91675

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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 08:16
Changes: 09/18/2016 13:20 (75), 04/19/2019 17:20 (14), 09/19/2022 08:16 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:CDB:103

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