Google Chrome up to 53 SafeBrowsing access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Chrome up to 53 and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component SafeBrowsing. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2016-5176. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Chrome up to 53 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component SafeBrowsing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.113 allows remote attackers to bypass the SafeBrowsing protection mechanism via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was presented 09/29/2016 by lokihardt with Zero Day Initiative (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at crbug.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-5176 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 09/21/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93477 (Google Chrome < 53.0.2785.113 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

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 before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (93477) and SecurityFocus (BID 93234†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 93477
Nessus Name: Google Chrome < 53.0.2785.113 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)
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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 53.0.2785.113

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05/31/2016 🔍
09/13/2016 +105 days 🔍
09/14/2016 +1 days 🔍
09/29/2016 +15 days 🔍
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09/30/2016 +1 days 🔍
09/21/2022 +2182 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: RHSA-2016:1905
Researcher: lokihardt
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-5176 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5176
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-92263
SecurityFocus: 93234 - Google Chrome CVE-2016-5176 Security Bypass Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 09/30/2016 10:36
Updated: 09/21/2022 14:54
Changes: 09/30/2016 10:36 (64), 04/28/2019 11:26 (15), 09/21/2022 14:54 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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