Vulnerabilities > CVE-2016-5177 - Use After Free vulnerability in multiple products

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
opensuse
debian
redhat
fedoraproject
CWE-416
nessus
NVD
Published: 2017-05-23
Updated: 2023-11-07

Summary

Use-after-free vulnerability in V8 in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.143 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Google
3769
OS
Opensuse
2
OS
Debian
1
OS
Redhat
2
OS
Fedoraproject
2

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Nessus

  • NASL familyFreeBSD Local Security Checks
    NASL idFREEBSD_PKG_9C135C7E9FA411E6A2653065EC8FD3EC.NASL
    descriptionGoogle Chrome Releases reports : 3 security fixes in this release, including : - [642496] High CVE-2016-5177: Use after free in V8. Credit to Anonymous - [651092] CVE-2016-5178: Various fixes from internal audits, fuzzing and other initiatives.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id94451
    published2016-11-01
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/94451
    titleFreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (9c135c7e-9fa4-11e6-a265-3065ec8fd3ec)
    code
    #
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from the FreeBSD VuXML database :
#
# Copyright 2003-2018 Jacques Vidrine and contributors
#
# Redistribution and use in source (VuXML) and 'compiled' forms (SGML,
# HTML, PDF, PostScript, RTF and so forth) with or without modification,
# are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
# 1. Redistributions of source code (VuXML) must retain the above
#    copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
#    disclaimer as the first lines of this file unmodified.
# 2. Redistributions in compiled form (transformed to other DTDs,
#    published online in any format, converted to PDF, PostScript,
#    RTF and other formats) must reproduce the above copyright
#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
#    in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
#    distribution.
# 
# THIS DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
# AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
# THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
# PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS
# BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY,
# OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT
# OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR
# BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
# WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE
# OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS DOCUMENTATION,
# EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(94451);
  script_version("2.4");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/10 11:49:45");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-5177", "CVE-2016-5178");

  script_name(english:"FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (9c135c7e-9fa4-11e6-a265-3065ec8fd3ec)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks for updated packages in pkg_info output");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:
"The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related
updates."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Google Chrome Releases reports :

3 security fixes in this release, including :

- [642496] High CVE-2016-5177: Use after free in V8. Credit to
Anonymous

- [651092] CVE-2016-5178: Various fixes from internal audits, fuzzing
and other initiatives."
  );
  # https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.nl/2016/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_29.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?d1bdf3fa"
  );
  # https://vuxml.freebsd.org/freebsd/9c135c7e-9fa4-11e6-a265-3065ec8fd3ec.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?6e5543ba"
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  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:freebsd:freebsd:chromium");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:chromium-npapi");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:chromium-pulse");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2016/09/29");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2016/10/31");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2016/11/01");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"FreeBSD Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/FreeBSD/release", "Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("freebsd_package.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "FreeBSD");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


flag = 0;

if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"chromium<53.0.2785.143")) flag++;
if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"chromium-npapi<53.0.2785.143")) flag++;
if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"chromium-pulse<53.0.2785.143")) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:pkg_report_get());
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2016-A90040934D.NASL
    descriptionSecurity fix for CVE-2016-5177, CVE-2016-5178 https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/09/stable-channel-updat e-for-desktop_29.html Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2016-11-15
    plugin id94846
    published2016-11-15
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/94846
    titleFedora 25 : chromium (2016-a90040934d)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Fedora Security Advisory FEDORA-2016-a90040934d.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(94846);
  script_version("2.5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/06/04");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-5177", "CVE-2016-5178");
  script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2016-a90040934d");

  script_name(english:"Fedora 25 : chromium (2016-a90040934d)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package.");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Fedora host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Security fix for CVE-2016-5177, CVE-2016-5178

https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/09/stable-channel-updat
e-for-desktop_29.html

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
description block directly from the Fedora update system website.
Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as
possible without introducing additional issues."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2016-a90040934d"
  );
  # https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_29.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?df8742a0"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected chromium package."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  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:fedoraproject:fedora:chromium");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:25");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2017/05/23");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2016/10/09");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2016/11/15");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Fedora Local Security Checks");

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

  exit(0);
}


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


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(release) || "Fedora" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora");
os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Fedora.*release ([0-9]+)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Fedora");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! preg(pattern:"^25([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 25", "Fedora " + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Fedora", cpu);


flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"FC25", reference:"chromium-53.0.2785.143-1.fc25")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
    extra      : rpm_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "chromium");
}
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2016-2E50862950.NASL
    descriptionSecurity fix for CVE-2016-5177, CVE-2016-5178 https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/09/stable-channel-updat e-for-desktop_29.html ---- Update to 53.0.2785.116. https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+log/53.0.2785.113..53. 0.2785.116?pretty=fuller&n=10000 ---- Update to 53.0.2785.113 Security fix for CVE-2016-5170, CVE-2016-5171, CVE-2016-5172, CVE-2016-5173, CVE-2016-5174, CVE-2016-5175 ---- Stable update to 53.0.2785.101. Security fix for 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-2016-5161, CVE-2016-5162, CVE-2016-5163, CVE-2016-5164, CVE-2016-5165, CVE-2016-5166, CVE-2016-5160, CVE-2016-5167 Also applies fix for chrome-remote-desktop where HOME env variable was not properly set via systemd service. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2016-10-13
    plugin id94024
    published2016-10-13
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/94024
    titleFedora 23 : chromium (2016-2e50862950)
  • NASL familyRed Hat Local Security Checks
    NASL idREDHAT-RHSA-2016-2007.NASL
    descriptionAn update for chromium-browser is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section. Chromium is an open source web browser, powered by WebKit (Blink). This update upgrades Chromium to version 53.0.2785.143. Security Fix(es) : * Multiple flaws were found in the processing of malformed web content. A web page containing malicious content could cause Chromium to crash, execute arbitrary code, or disclose sensitive information when visited by the victim. (CVE-2016-5177, CVE-2016-5178)
    last seen2020-05-31
    modified2016-10-06
    plugin id93891
    published2016-10-06
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/93891
    titleRHEL 6 : chromium-browser (RHSA-2016:2007)
  • NASL familyMacOS X Local Security Checks
    NASL idMACOSX_GOOGLE_CHROME_53_0_2785_143.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Google Chrome installed on the remote Mac OS X host is prior to 53.0.2785.143. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - An unspecified use-after-free error exists in V8 that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to deference already freed memory, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-5177) - Multiple flaws exist that allow an attacker to cause an unspecified impact. No other details are available. (CVE-2016-5178) Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id93818
    published2016-09-30
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/93818
    titleGoogle Chrome < 53.0.2785.143 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idOPENSUSE-2016-1142.NASL
    descriptionThis update Chromium 53.0.2785.143 fixes the following issues (boo#1002140) - CVE-2016-5177: Use after free in V8 - CVE-2016-5178: Various fixes from internal audits The following bugfix changes are included : - Export GDK_BACKEND=x11 before starting chromium, ensuring that it
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2016-10-05
    plugin id93851
    published2016-10-05
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/93851
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : chromium (openSUSE-2016-1142)
  • NASL familyWindows
    NASL idGOOGLE_CHROME_53_0_2785_143.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Google Chrome installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 53.0.2785.143. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - An unspecified use-after-free error exists in V8 that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to deference already freed memory, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-5177) - Multiple flaws exist that allow an attacker to cause an unspecified impact. No other details are available. (CVE-2016-5178) Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id93817
    published2016-09-30
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/93817
    titleGoogle Chrome < 53.0.2785.143 Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • NASL familyUbuntu Local Security Checks
    NASL idUBUNTU_USN-3091-1.NASL
    descriptionA use-after-free was discovered in the V8 bindings in Blink. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-5170) A use-after-free was discovered in the V8 bindings in Blink. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-5171) An issue was discovered in V8. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to ontain sensitive information from arbitrary memory locations. (CVE-2016-5172) Multiple security issues were discovered in Chromium. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to read uninitialized memory, cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-5175, CVE-2016-5178) A use-after-free was discovered in V8. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-5177) It was discovered that Chromium does not ensure the recipient of a certain IPC message is a valid RenderFrame or RenderWidget. An attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitary code. (CVE-2016-7549). Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id93938
    published2016-10-10
    reporterUbuntu Security Notice (C) 2016-2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/93938
    titleUbuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS : oxide-qt vulnerabilities (USN-3091-1)
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2016-D61C4F72DA.NASL
    descriptionSecurity fix for CVE-2016-5177, CVE-2016-5178 https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/09/stable-channel-updat e-for-desktop_29.html Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2016-10-17
    plugin id94080
    published2016-10-17
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/94080
    titleFedora 24 : chromium (2016-d61c4f72da)
  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DSA-3683.NASL
    descriptionSeveral vulnerabilities have been discovered in the chromium web browser. - CVE-2016-5177 A use-after-free issue was discovered in the v8 JavaScript library. - CVE-2016-5178 The chrome development team found and fixed various issues during internal auditing.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id93837
    published2016-10-04
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/93837
    titleDebian DSA-3683-1 : chromium-browser - security update
  • 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

Redhat

advisories
rhsa
idRHSA-2016:2007
rpms
  • chromium-browser-0:53.0.2785.143-1.el6
  • chromium-browser-debuginfo-0:53.0.2785.143-1.el6

References