70468 : Google Chrome Speech Data Stale Pointer Arbitrary Code Execution
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2011-01-12

Time to Patch
7 days

Description

Google Chrome contains a use-after-free error in the HTML5 speech UI that is triggered when closing a tab right after a speech input element is activated. With a specially crafted web page, a context-dependent attacker can dereference already freed memory and potentially execute arbitrary code.

Classification

Location: Context Dependent
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: Vendor Verified, Coordinated Disclosure
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade to version 8.0.552.237 (Chrome), 8.0.552.344 (Chrome OS) or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Google, Inc.	Chrome	8.0.552.224
Google, Inc.	Chrome OS	8.0.552.343

References

OVAL ID: 14381
CVE ID: 2011-0485 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 42850 42951
Bugtraq ID: 45788
ISS X-Force ID: 64676
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=68666
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/01/chrome-stable-release.html
Other Advisory URL: http://www.srware.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=2054

Credit

Sergey Glazunov

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 10.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2011-01-17 | Disagree? | There are 1 more: View All

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