Google Chrome up to 52.0.2743 v8 Memory information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome up to 52.0.2743 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component v8. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure (Memory). This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2016-5172. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Google Chrome up to 52.0.2743 (Web Browser). Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component v8. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Memory). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The parser in Google V8, as used in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.113, mishandles scopes, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from arbitrary memory locations via crafted JavaScript code.

The weakness was released 09/13/2016 by Choongwoo Han with Yandex as Stable Channel Update for Desktop, September 2016 as confirmed release notes (Website). The advisory is shared for download at googlechromereleases.blogspot.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-5172 since 05/31/2016. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

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†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-91674, VDB-91675, VDB-91677 and VDB-91678. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

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Name: Memory
Class: Information disclosure / Memory
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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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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05/31/2016 🔍
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04/19/2019 +936 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: Stable Channel Update for Desktop, September 2016
Researcher: Choongwoo Han
Organization: Yandex
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-5172 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5172
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-91676

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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: 04/19/2019 17:11
Changes: 09/18/2016 13:20 (78), 04/19/2019 17:11 (13)
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Cache ID: 216:B84:103

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