Vulnerabilities > CVE-2018-17479 - Use After Free 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-416
nessus
NVD
Published: 2019-06-27
Updated: 2023-11-07

Summary

Incorrect object lifetime calculations in GPU code in Google Chrome prior to 70.0.3538.110 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Google
4353

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Nessus

  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DSA-4342.NASL
    descriptionDescription not provided by Debian for this vulnerability. For further details on the vulnerability, contact Debian.
    last seen2020-03-17
    modified2020-03-09
    plugin id134332
    published2020-03-09
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/134332
    titleDebian DSA-4342-1 : chromium-browser - security update
    code
    #
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Debian Security Advisory DSA-4342. The text 
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(134332);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/03/11");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2018-17479");
  script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"4342");

  script_name(english:"Debian DSA-4342-1 : chromium-browser - security update");
  script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for the updated package");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Description not provided by Debian for this vulnerability.
For further details on the vulnerability, contact Debian."
  );
  # https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/chromium-browser
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?e33901a2"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/stretch/chromium-browser"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4342"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:
"Upgrade the chromium-browser packages.

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in
version 70.0.3538.110-1~deb9u1."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:chromium-browser");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2019/06/27");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/11/21");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2020/03/09");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

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

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");

  exit(0);
}


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


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Debian");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


flag = 0;
if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"chromedriver", reference:"70.0.3538.110-1~deb9u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"chromium", reference:"70.0.3538.110-1~deb9u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"chromium-driver", reference:"70.0.3538.110-1~deb9u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"chromium-l10n", reference:"70.0.3538.110-1~deb9u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"chromium-shell", reference:"70.0.3538.110-1~deb9u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"chromium-widevine", reference:"70.0.3538.110-1~deb9u1")) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:deb_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idOPENSUSE-2019-945.NASL
    descriptionThis update for Chromium to version 70.0.3538.110 fixes the following security issue : - CVE-2018-17479: Use-after-free in GPU (boo#1116608)
    last seen2020-05-31
    modified2019-03-27
    plugin id123384
    published2019-03-27
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/123384
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : chromium (openSUSE-2019-945)
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2018-FD194A1F14.NASL
    descriptionSecurity fix for CVE-2018-17478 CVE-2018-17479. Update to 70.0.3538.110. ---- Update to chromium 70.0.3538.77. Fixes CVE-2018-16435 CVE-2018-17462 CVE-2018-17463 CVE-2018-17464 CVE-2018-17465 CVE-2018-17466 CVE-2018-17467 CVE-2018-17468 CVE-2018-17469 CVE-2018-17470 CVE-2018-17471 CVE-2018-17473 CVE-2018-17474 CVE-2018-17475 CVE-2018-17476 CVE-2018-5179 CVE-2018-17477 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
    modified2019-01-03
    plugin id120933
    published2019-01-03
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/120933
    titleFedora 28 : chromium (2018-fd194a1f14)
  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-201903-23.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201903-23 (Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities) Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Chromium and Google Chrome. Please review the referenced CVE identifiers and Google Chrome Releases for details. Impact : Please review the referenced CVE identifiers and Google Chrome Releases for details. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id123429
    published2019-03-28
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/123429
    titleGLSA-201903-23 : Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2018-8E866C5066.NASL
    descriptionSecurity fix for CVE-2018-17478 CVE-2018-17479. Update to 70.0.3538.110. 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
    modified2019-01-03
    plugin id120607
    published2019-01-03
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/120607
    titleFedora 29 : chromium (2018-8e866c5066)
  • NASL familyWindows
    NASL idGOOGLE_CHROME_70_0_3538_110.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Google Chrome installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 70.0.3538.110. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as noted in Google Chrome stable channel update release notes for 2018/11/19. Please refer to the release notes for additional information. Note that Nessus has not attempted to exploit these issues but has instead relied only on the application
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id119097
    published2018-11-23
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/119097
    titleGoogle Chrome < 70.0.3538.110 Vulnerability
  • NASL familyRed Hat Local Security Checks
    NASL idREDHAT-RHSA-2018-3648.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 70.0.3538.110. Security Fix(es) : * chromium-browser: Use-after-free in GPU (CVE-2018-17479) * chromium-browser: Out of bounds memory access in V8 (CVE-2018-17478) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
    last seen2020-05-31
    modified2018-11-27
    plugin id119167
    published2018-11-27
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/119167
    titleRHEL 6 : chromium-browser (RHSA-2018:3648)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idOPENSUSE-2018-1446.NASL
    descriptionThis update for Chromium to version 70.0.3538.110 fixes the following security issue : - CVE-2018-17479: Use-after-free in GPU (boo#1116608)
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2018-11-26
    plugin id119136
    published2018-11-26
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/119136
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : chromium (openSUSE-2018-1446)
  • NASL familyMacOS X Local Security Checks
    NASL idMACOSX_GOOGLE_CHROME_70_0_3538_110.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Google Chrome installed on the remote macOS host is prior to 70.0.3538.110. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as noted in Google Chrome stable channel update release notes for 2018/11/19. Please refer to the release notes for additional information. Note that Nessus has not attempted to exploit these issues but has instead relied only on the application
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id119096
    published2018-11-23
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/119096
    titleGoogle Chrome < 70.0.3538.110 Vulnerability

Redhat

rpms
  • chromium-browser-0:70.0.3538.110-1.el6_10
  • chromium-browser-debuginfo-0:70.0.3538.110-1.el6_10

References