OSVDB ID: 85431

Title: Google Chrome for Android Local Application Handling Cookie Theft Weakness

Info

Disclosure

Sep 12, 2012

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Jan 07, 2013

Solution

Sep 12, 2012

Description

Google Chrome for Android contains a flaw that is triggered as symbolic links can be used to spoof the content-type of local files. This allows a malicious application to steal cookies from the browser by forcing Chrome to render e.g. the Cookies file as HTML.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required, Mobile Phone / Hand-held Device
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Private
Disclosure: Vendor Verified, Coordinated Disclosure
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade to version 18.0.1025308 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

18.0.1025306

References

CVE ID: 2012-4909 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 50613
Bugtraq ID: 55523
Related OSVDB ID: 85432 85433 85434 85435 85436
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/09/chrome-for-android-update.html
Packet Storm: http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/119304/Chrome-For-Android-Cookie-Theft.html
Mail List Post: http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2013/Jan/26
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=141889

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

Direct URL: http://osvdb.org/85431