Google Chrome up to 56 FFmpeg memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Chrome up to 56 and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component FFmpeg. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2017-5024. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Google Chrome up to 56 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown part of the component FFmpeg. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

FFmpeg in Google Chrome prior to 56.0.2924.76 for Linux, Windows and Mac, failed to perform proper bounds checking, which allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted video file.

The bug was discovered 01/25/2017. The weakness was disclosed 01/25/2017 by Armin Razmdjou (Paul) with Tresorit as Stable Channel Update for Desktop, January 2017 as confirmed release notes (Website). The advisory is shared at chromereleases.googleblog.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-5024 since 01/02/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/04/2020). 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 96852 (GLSA-201701-66 : Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 196690 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Oxide-qt Vulnerabilities (USN-3180-1)).

Upgrading to version 56.0.2924.76 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (96852), SecurityFocus (BID 95792†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1037718†). The entries VDB-96042, VDB-96043, VDB-96044 and VDB-96045 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 96852
Nessus Name: GLSA-201701-66 : Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 703776
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3776-1 (chromium-browser - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 56.0.2924.76

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: Stable Channel Update for Desktop, January 2017
Researcher: Armin Razmdjou (Paul)
Organization: Tresorit
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-5024 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-5024
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96057

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SecurityFocus: 95792 - Google Chrome Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-5024 - Google - Chrome - Memory Corruption Issue
SecurityTracker: 1037718

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/27/2017 12:22
Updated: 08/04/2020 09:44
Changes: 01/27/2017 12:22 (83), 08/04/2020 09:44 (9)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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