Vulnerabilities > CVE-2013-2493 - Improper Restriction of Operations Within the Bounds of A Memory Buffer vulnerability in Google Chrome Frame 15.0.874.121/16.0.912.63

047910
CVSS 4.3 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
google
CWE-119
nessus
NVD
Published: 2013-03-07
Updated: 2013-03-08

Summary

The Hook_Terminate function in chrome_frame/protocol_sink_wrap.cc in the Google Chrome Frame plugin before 26.0.1410.28 for Internet Explorer does not properly handle attach tab requests, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an _blank value for the target attribute of an A element.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Google
2

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.
  • Overflow Buffers
    Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
  • Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow
    This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
  • Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow
    In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
  • MIME Conversion
    An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.

Nessus

NASL familyWindows
NASL idGOOGLE_CHROME_FRAME_26_0_1410_28.NASL
descriptionThe version of Google Chrome Frame installed on the remote host is earlier than 26.0.1410.28. Such versions are affected by a vulnerability that could allow an attacker to trigger a browser crash by tricking a victim into opening a specially crafted HTML document.
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id65723
published2013-03-28
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2013-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/65723
titleGoogle Chrome Frame < 26.0.1410.28 Denial of Service
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(65723);
  script_version("1.5");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/15 20:50:27");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2013-2493");
  script_bugtraq_id(58562);

  script_name(english:"Google Chrome Frame < 26.0.1410.28 Denial of Service");
  script_summary(english:"Checks version number of Google Chrome Frame");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis",
    value:
"The remote host contains a web browser plugin that is affected by a
denial of service vulnerability."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description",
    value:
"The version of Google Chrome Frame installed on the remote host is
earlier than 26.0.1410.28.  Such versions are affected by a
vulnerability that could allow an attacker to trigger a browser crash by
tricking a victim into opening a specially crafted HTML document."
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=178415");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Upgrade to Google Chrome Frame 26.0.1410.28 or later.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  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:"2013/02/26");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2013/03/06");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2013/03/28");

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

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

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");

  script_dependencies("google_chrome_frame_installed.nasl");
  script_require_keys("SMB/Google_Chrome_Frame/Installed");

  exit(0);
}

include("audit.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");

# Check each installation.
installs = get_kb_list_or_exit("SMB/Google_Chrome_Frame/*");

info = "";
vulns = make_array();

fix_version = "26.0.1410.28";

foreach install(sort(keys(installs)))
{
  if ("/Installed" >< install) continue;

  version = install - "SMB/Google_Chrome_Frame/";

  if (ver_compare(ver:version, fix:fix_version, strict:FALSE) == -1)
    vulns[version] =  installs[install];
}

# Report if vulnerable installs were found.
if (max_index(keys(vulns)))
{
  port = get_kb_item("SMB/transport");
  if (!port) port = 445;

  if (report_verbosity > 0)
  {
    info = "";
    n = 0;
    foreach version (sort(keys(vulns)))
    {
      path = vulns[version];
      if(!isnull(path))
      {
        info +=
          '\n  Path              : ' + path +
          '\n  Installed version : ' + version +
          '\n  Fixed version     : ' + fix_version +
          '\n';
        n++;
      }
    }
    info += '\n';

    if (n > 1) s = "s of Google Chrome Frame are";
    else s = " of Google Chrome Frame is";

    report =
      '\n' +
      "The following vulnerable instance" + s + " installed on" + '\n' +
      "the remote host :" + '\n' +
      info;

    security_warning(port:port, extra:report);
  }
  else security_warning(port);
}
else
{
  if (thorough_tests)
    exit(0,"No vulnerable versions of Google Chrome Frame were found.");
  else exit(1, "Some installs may have been missed because the 'Perform thorough tests' setting was not enabled.");
}

References