Vulnerabilities > CVE-2016-5138 - Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability in Google Chrome

047910
CVSS 8.8 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
network
low complexity
google
CWE-190
nessus
NVD
Published: 2016-08-01
Updated: 2023-11-07

Summary

Integer overflow in the kbasep_vinstr_attach_client function in midgard/mali_kbase_vinstr.c in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.85 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and use-after-free) by leveraging an unrestricted multiplication.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Google
3766

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Forced Integer Overflow
    This attack forces an integer variable to go out of range. The integer variable is often used as an offset such as size of memory allocation or similarly. The attacker would typically control the value of such variable and try to get it out of range. For instance the integer in question is incremented past the maximum possible value, it may wrap to become a very small, or negative number, therefore providing a very incorrect value which can lead to unexpected behavior. At worst the attacker can execute arbitrary code.

Nessus

NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-201610-09.NASL
descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201610-09 (Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities) Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Chromium web browser. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact : A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, obtain sensitive information, or bypass security restrictions. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time.
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id94420
published2016-10-31
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/94420
titleGLSA-201610-09 : Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201610-09.
#
# The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2019 Gentoo Foundation, Inc.
# and licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike 
# license. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(94420);
  script_version("2.4");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/22");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-5127", "CVE-2016-5128", "CVE-2016-5129", "CVE-2016-5130", "CVE-2016-5131", "CVE-2016-5132", "CVE-2016-5133", "CVE-2016-5134", "CVE-2016-5135", "CVE-2016-5136", "CVE-2016-5137", "CVE-2016-5138", "CVE-2016-5139", "CVE-2016-5140", "CVE-2016-5141", "CVE-2016-5142", "CVE-2016-5143", "CVE-2016-5144", "CVE-2016-5145", "CVE-2016-5146", "CVE-2016-5147", "CVE-2016-5148", "CVE-2016-5149", "CVE-2016-5150", "CVE-2016-5151", "CVE-2016-5152", "CVE-2016-5153", "CVE-2016-5154", "CVE-2016-5155", "CVE-2016-5156", "CVE-2016-5157", "CVE-2016-5158", "CVE-2016-5159", "CVE-2016-5160", "CVE-2016-5161", "CVE-2016-5162", "CVE-2016-5163", "CVE-2016-5164", "CVE-2016-5165", "CVE-2016-5166", "CVE-2016-5167", "CVE-2016-5170", "CVE-2016-5171", "CVE-2016-5172", "CVE-2016-5173", "CVE-2016-5174", "CVE-2016-5175", "CVE-2016-5177", "CVE-2016-5178", "CVE-2016-5181", "CVE-2016-5182", "CVE-2016-5183", "CVE-2016-5184", "CVE-2016-5185", "CVE-2016-5186", "CVE-2016-5187", "CVE-2016-5188", "CVE-2016-5189", "CVE-2016-5190", "CVE-2016-5191", "CVE-2016-5192", "CVE-2016-5193", "CVE-2016-5194");
  script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"201610-09");

  script_name(english:"GLSA-201610-09 : Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities");
  script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package(s) in /var/db/pkg");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:
"The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related
patches."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201610-09
(Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Chromium web
      browser. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
  
Impact :

    A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
      privileges of the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, obtain
      sensitive information, or bypass security restrictions.
  
Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:
"All Chromium users should upgrade to the latest version:
      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
      '>=www-client/chromium-54.0.2840.59'"
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:chromium");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:gentoo:linux");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2016/07/23");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2016/10/29");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2016/10/31");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Gentoo Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Gentoo/release", "Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list");

  exit(0);
}


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

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Gentoo");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


flag = 0;

if (qpkg_check(package:"www-client/chromium", unaffected:make_list("ge 54.0.2840.59"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 54.0.2840.59"))) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:qpkg_report_get());
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = qpkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "Chromium");
}

References