Vulnerabilities > CVE-2015-2239 - Data Processing Errors vulnerability in Google Chrome
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
MEDIUM Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
NONE Integrity impact
PARTIAL Availability impact
NONE Summary
Google Chrome before 41.0.2272.76, when Instant Extended mode is used, does not properly consider the interaction between the "1993 search" features and restore-from-disk RELOAD transitions, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof the address bar for a search-results page by leveraging (1) a compromised search engine or (2) an XSS vulnerability in a search engine, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-1231.
Vulnerable Configurations
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- 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.
- XML Nested Payloads Applications often need to transform data in and out of the XML format by using an XML parser. It may be possible for an attacker to inject data that may have an adverse effect on the XML parser when it is being processed. By nesting XML data and causing this data to be continuously self-referential, an attacker can cause the XML parser to consume more resources while processing, causing excessive memory consumption and CPU utilization. An attacker's goal is to leverage parser failure to his or her advantage. In most cases this type of an attack will result in a denial of service due to an application becoming unstable, freezing, or crash. However it may be possible to cause a crash resulting in arbitrary code execution, leading to a jump from the data plane to the control plane [R.230.1].
- XML Oversized Payloads Applications often need to transform data in and out of the XML format by using an XML parser. It may be possible for an attacker to inject data that may have an adverse effect on the XML parser when it is being processed. By supplying oversized payloads in input vectors that will be processed by the XML parser, an attacker can cause the XML parser to consume more resources while processing, causing excessive memory consumption and CPU utilization, and potentially cause execution of arbitrary code. An attacker's goal is to leverage parser failure to his or her advantage. In many cases this type of an attack will result in a denial of service due to an application becoming unstable, freezing, or crash. However it is possible to cause a crash resulting in arbitrary code execution, leading to a jump from the data plane to the control plane [R.231.1].
- XML Client-Side Attack Client applications such as web browsers that process HTML data often need to transform data in and out of the XML format by using an XML parser. It may be possible for an attacker to inject data that may have an adverse effect on the XML parser when it is being processed. These adverse effects may include the parser crashing, consuming too much of a resource, executing too slowly, executing code supplied by an attacker, allowing usage of unintended system functionality, etc. An attacker's goal is to leverage parser failure to his or her advantage. In some cases it may be possible to jump from the data plane to the control plane via bad data being passed to an XML parser. [R.484.1]
- XML Parser Attack Applications often need to transform data in and out of the XML format by using an XML parser. It may be possible for an attacker to inject data that may have an adverse effect on the XML parser when it is being processed. These adverse effects may include the parser crashing, consuming too much of a resource, executing too slowly, executing code supplied by an attacker, allowing usage of unintended system functionality, etc. An attacker's goal is to leverage parser failure to his or her advantage. In some cases it may be possible to jump from the data plane to the control plane via bad data being passed to an XML parser. [R.99.1]
Nessus
NASL family MacOS X Local Security Checks NASL id MACOSX_GOOGLE_CHROME_41_0_2272_76.NASL description The version of Google Chrome installed on the remote Mac OS X host is prior to 41.0.2272.76. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities : - A security feature bypass vulnerability, known as FREAK (Factoring attack on RSA-EXPORT Keys), exists due to the support of weak EXPORT_RSA cipher suites with keys less than or equal to 512 bits. A man-in-the-middle attacker may be able to downgrade the SSL/TLS connection to use EXPORT_RSA cipher suites which can be factored in a short amount of time, allowing the attacker to intercept and decrypt the traffic. (CVE-2015-0204) - Multiple out-of-bounds write errors exist in skia filters and media. (CVE-2015-1212, CVE-2015-1213, CVE-2015-1214, CVE-2015-1215) - Multiple use-after-free errors exist in v8 bindings, DOM, GIF decoder, web databases, and service workers, which allow arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2015-1216, CVE-2015-1218, CVE-2015-1220, CVE-2015-1221, CVE-2015-1222, CVE-2015-1223) - Multiple type confusion errors exist in v8 bindings that allow arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2015-1217, CVE-2015-1230) - An integer overflow error exists in the WebGL that allows arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2015-1219) - Multiple out-of-bounds read errors exist in vpxdecoder and pdfium that allow unauthorized access to information. (CVE-2015-1224, CVE-2015-1225) - A validation error exists in the debugger. (CVE-2015-1226) - Multiple uninitialized value errors exist in blink and rendering. (CVE-2015-1227, CVE-2015-1228) - A cookie-injection vulnerability exists due to a failure to properly handle a 407 HTTP status code accompanied by a Set-Cookie header. (CVE-2015-1229) - Multiple, unspecified errors exist that allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service condition. (CVE-2015-1231) - An out-of-bounds write flaw exists due to an array index error in the DispatchSendMidiData() function that occurs when handling a port index supplied by a renderer. A remote attacker can exploit this to cause a denial of service condition. (CVE-2015-1232) - A spoofing vulnerability exists due to improper interaction between the last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 81648 published 2015-03-05 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2015-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/81648 title Google Chrome < 41.0.2272.76 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X) (FREAK) code # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(81648); script_version("1.18"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/22"); script_cve_id( "CVE-2015-0204", "CVE-2015-1212", "CVE-2015-1213", "CVE-2015-1214", "CVE-2015-1215", "CVE-2015-1216", "CVE-2015-1217", "CVE-2015-1218", "CVE-2015-1219", "CVE-2015-1220", "CVE-2015-1221", "CVE-2015-1222", "CVE-2015-1223", "CVE-2015-1224", "CVE-2015-1225", "CVE-2015-1226", "CVE-2015-1227", "CVE-2015-1228", "CVE-2015-1229", "CVE-2015-1230", "CVE-2015-1231", "CVE-2015-1232", "CVE-2015-2239" ); script_bugtraq_id( 72497, 72901, 72912, 72916, 73349, 74855 ); script_xref(name:"CERT", value:"243585"); script_name(english:"Google Chrome < 41.0.2272.76 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X) (FREAK)"); script_summary(english:"Checks the version number of Google Chrome."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value: "The remote Mac OS X 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 Mac OS X host is prior to 41.0.2272.76. 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(CVE-2015-1232) - A spoofing vulnerability exists due to improper interaction between the '1993 search' features and restore-from-disk RELOAD transitions when Instant Extended mode is used. A remote attacker can exploit this to spoof the address bar for a search-results page. 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(CVE-2015-1227, CVE-2015-1228) - A cookie-injection vulnerability exists due to a failure to properly handle a 407 HTTP status code accompanied by a Set-Cookie header. (CVE-2015-1229) - Multiple, unspecified errors exist that allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service condition. (CVE-2015-1231) - An out-of-bounds write flaw exists due to an array index error in the DispatchSendMidiData() function that occurs when handling a port index supplied by a renderer. A remote attacker can exploit this to cause a denial of service condition. 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