Vulnerabilities > CVE-2011-1118 - Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Google Chrome

047910
CVSS 6.8 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
google
CWE-20
nessus

Summary

Google Chrome before 9.0.597.107 does not properly handle TEXTAREA elements, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted HTML document.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Google
1081

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
    This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
  • Server Side Include (SSI) Injection
    An attacker can use Server Side Include (SSI) Injection to send code to a web application that then gets executed by the web server. Doing so enables the attacker to achieve similar results to Cross Site Scripting, viz., arbitrary code execution and information disclosure, albeit on a more limited scale, since the SSI directives are nowhere near as powerful as a full-fledged scripting language. Nonetheless, the attacker can conveniently gain access to sensitive files, such as password files, and execute shell commands.
  • Cross Zone Scripting
    An attacker is able to cause a victim to load content into their web-browser that bypasses security zone controls and gain access to increased privileges to execute scripting code or other web objects such as unsigned ActiveX controls or applets. This is a privilege elevation attack targeted at zone-based web-browser security. In a zone-based model, pages belong to one of a set of zones corresponding to the level of privilege assigned to that page. Pages in an untrusted zone would have a lesser level of access to the system and/or be restricted in the types of executable content it was allowed to invoke. In a cross-zone scripting attack, a page that should be assigned to a less privileged zone is granted the privileges of a more trusted zone. This can be accomplished by exploiting bugs in the browser, exploiting incorrect configuration in the zone controls, through a cross-site scripting attack that causes the attackers' content to be treated as coming from a more trusted page, or by leveraging some piece of system functionality that is accessible from both the trusted and less trusted zone. This attack differs from "Restful Privilege Escalation" in that the latter correlates to the inadequate securing of RESTful access methods (such as HTTP DELETE) on the server, while cross-zone scripting attacks the concept of security zones as implemented by a browser.
  • Cross Site Scripting through Log Files
    An attacker may leverage a system weakness where logs are susceptible to log injection to insert scripts into the system's logs. If these logs are later viewed by an administrator through a thin administrative interface and the log data is not properly HTML encoded before being written to the page, the attackers' scripts stored in the log will be executed in the administrative interface with potentially serious consequences. This attack pattern is really a combination of two other attack patterns: log injection and stored cross site scripting.
  • Command Line Execution through SQL Injection
    An attacker uses standard SQL injection methods to inject data into the command line for execution. This could be done directly through misuse of directives such as MSSQL_xp_cmdshell or indirectly through injection of data into the database that would be interpreted as shell commands. Sometime later, an unscrupulous backend application (or could be part of the functionality of the same application) fetches the injected data stored in the database and uses this data as command line arguments without performing proper validation. The malicious data escapes that data plane by spawning new commands to be executed on the host.

Nessus

NASL familyWindows
NASL idGOOGLE_CHROME_9_0_597_107.NASL
descriptionThe version of Google Chrome installed on the remote host is earlier than 9.0.597.107. Such versions are reportedly affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - An unspecified error exists in the URL bar operations which can allow spoofing attacks. (Issue #54262) - An unspecified error exists in the processing of JavaScript dialogs. (Issue #63732) - An unspecified error exists in the processing of CSS nodes which can leave stale pointers in memory. (Issue #68263) - An unspecified error exists in the processing of key frame rules which can leave stale pointers in memory. (Issue #68741) - An unspecified error exists in the processing of form controls which can lead to application crashes. (Issue #70078) - An unspecified error exists in the rendering of SVG animations and other SVG content which can leave stale pointers in memory. (Issue #70244, #71296) - An unspecified error exists in the processing of tables which can leave stale nodes behind. (Issue #71114) - An unspecified error exists in the processing of tables which can leave stale pointers in memory. (Issue #71115) - An unspecified error exists in the processing of XHTML which can leave stale nodes behind. (Issue #71386) - An unspecified error exists in the processing of textarea elements which can lead to application crashes. (Issue #71388) - An unspecified error exists in the processing of device orientation which can leave stale pointers in memory. (Issue #71595) - An unspecified error exists in WebGL which allows out-of-bounds memory accesses. (Issue #71717, #71960) - An integer overflow exists in the processing of textarea elements which can lead to application crashes. (Issue #71855) - An unspecified error exists which exposes internal extension functions. (Issue #72214) - A use-after-free error exists in the processing of blocked plugins. (Issue #72437) - An unspecified error exists in the processing of layouts which can leave stale pointers in memory. (Issue #73235)
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id52501
published2011-03-02
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2011-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/52501
titleGoogle Chrome < 9.0.597.107 Multiple Vulnerabilities
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(52501);
  script_version("1.15");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/15 20:50:27");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2011-1107",
    "CVE-2011-1108",
    "CVE-2011-1109",
    "CVE-2011-1110",
    "CVE-2011-1111",
    "CVE-2011-1112",
    "CVE-2011-1114",
    "CVE-2011-1115",
    "CVE-2011-1116",
    "CVE-2011-1117",
    "CVE-2011-1118",
    "CVE-2011-1119",
    "CVE-2011-1120",
    "CVE-2011-1121",
    "CVE-2011-1122",
    "CVE-2011-1123",
    "CVE-2011-1124",
    "CVE-2011-1125"
  );
  script_bugtraq_id(46614, 47020);
  script_xref(name:"Secunia", value:"43519");

  script_name(english:"Google Chrome < 9.0.597.107 Multiple Vulnerabilities");
  script_summary(english:"Checks version number of Google Chrome");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote host contains a web browser that is affected by multiple
vulnerabilities.");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of Google Chrome installed on the remote host is earlier
than 9.0.597.107.  Such versions are reportedly affected by multiple
vulnerabilities :

  - An unspecified error exists in the URL bar operations
    which can allow spoofing attacks. (Issue #54262)

  - An unspecified error exists in the processing of
    JavaScript dialogs. (Issue #63732)

  - An unspecified error exists in the processing of CSS
    nodes which can leave stale pointers in memory.
    (Issue #68263)

  - An unspecified error exists in the processing of key
    frame rules which can leave stale pointers in memory.
    (Issue #68741)

  - An unspecified error exists in the processing of form
    controls which can lead to application crashes.
    (Issue #70078)

  - An unspecified error exists in the rendering of SVG
    animations and other SVG content which can leave stale
    pointers in memory. (Issue #70244, #71296)

  - An unspecified error exists in the processing of tables
    which can leave stale nodes behind. (Issue #71114)

  - An unspecified error exists in the processing of tables
    which can leave stale pointers in memory. (Issue #71115)

  - An unspecified error exists in the processing of XHTML
    which can leave stale nodes behind. (Issue #71386)

  - An unspecified error exists in the processing of
    textarea elements which can lead to application
    crashes. (Issue #71388)

  - An unspecified error exists in the processing of device
    orientation which can leave stale pointers in memory.
    (Issue #71595)

  - An unspecified error exists in WebGL which allows
    out-of-bounds memory accesses. (Issue #71717, #71960)

  - An integer overflow exists in the processing of
    textarea elements which can lead to application
    crashes. (Issue #71855)

  - An unspecified error exists which exposes internal
    extension functions. (Issue #72214)

  - A use-after-free error exists in the processing of
    blocked plugins. (Issue #72437)

  - An unspecified error exists in the processing of
    layouts which can leave stale pointers in memory.
    (Issue #73235)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?3c074e5d");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Upgrade to Google Chrome 9.0.597.107 or later.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2011/02/28");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2011/02/28");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2011/03/02");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:google:chrome");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Windows");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2011-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");

  script_dependencies("google_chrome_installed.nasl");
  script_require_keys("SMB/Google_Chrome/Installed");

  exit(0);
}

include("google_chrome_version.inc");

get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/Google_Chrome/Installed");

installs = get_kb_list("SMB/Google_Chrome/*");
google_chrome_check_version(installs:installs, fix:'9.0.597.107', severity:SECURITY_HOLE);

Oval

accepted2014-04-07T04:01:07.995-04:00
classvulnerability
contributors
  • nameAharon Chernin
    organizationDTCC
  • nameShane Shaffer
    organizationG2, Inc.
  • nameShane Shaffer
    organizationG2, Inc.
  • nameShane Shaffer
    organizationG2, Inc.
  • nameMaria Kedovskaya
    organizationALTX-SOFT
  • nameMaria Kedovskaya
    organizationALTX-SOFT
  • nameMaria Mikhno
    organizationALTX-SOFT
definition_extensions
  • commentGoogle Chrome is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:11914
  • commentGoogle Chrome is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:11914
  • commentGoogle Chrome is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:11914
  • commentGoogle Chrome is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:11914
  • commentGoogle Chrome is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:11914
  • commentGoogle Chrome is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:11914
  • commentGoogle Chrome is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:11914
  • commentGoogle Chrome is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:11914
  • commentGoogle Chrome is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:11914
  • commentGoogle Chrome is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:11914
descriptionGoogle Chrome before 9.0.597.107 does not properly handle TEXTAREA elements, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted HTML document.
familywindows
idoval:org.mitre.oval:def:14341
statusaccepted
submitted2011-12-09T10:38:48.000-05:00
titleGoogle Chrome before 9.0.597.107 does not properly handle TEXTAREA elements, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted HTML document.
version52