Google Chrome 28.0.1500.71 Text Splitting denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome 28.0.1500.71. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Text Splitting Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-2880. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome 28.0.1500.71 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Text Splitting Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Google Chrome before 28.0.1500.71 allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other impact via unknown vectors.

The weakness was shared 07/09/2013 as 177215 as confirmed posting (Website). The advisory is shared for download at code.google.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-2880 since 04/11/2013. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 68970 (Debian DSA-2724-1 : chromium-browser - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121317 (Google Chrome Prior to 28.0.1500.71 Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 28.0.1500.71 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at 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 (68970), SecurityFocus (BID 61046†), OSVDB (95079†) and Secunia (SA54017†). The entries VDB-8662, VDB-8869, VDB-8995 and VDB-9451 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 68970
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2724-1 : chromium-browser - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 892724
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2724-1 (chromium-browser - several vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 28.0.1500.71

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: 177215
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-2880 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-2880
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-9484

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SecurityFocus: 61046
Secunia: 54017 - Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 95079

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/15/2013 12:28
Updated: 05/07/2018 09:03
Changes: 07/15/2013 12:28 (75), 05/07/2018 09:03 (8)
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Committer: olku
Cache ID: 216:094:103

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