78545 : WebKit 'Document::importNode' Function Elment Import Handling Use-after-free Issue
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2012-01-24

Time to Patch
32 days

Description

WebKit contains a use-after-free error in the 'Document::importNode' function in WebCore/dom/Document.cpp when importing an element having a local name ending with ":input". With a specially crafted web page, a context-dependent attacker can dereference already freed memory and potentially execute arbitrary code.

Classification

Location: Context Dependent
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: PoC Public
Disclosure: Vendor Verified, Coordinated Disclosure
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

It has been reported that this issue has been fixed. Upgrade to version 1.8.0, or higher, to address this vulnerability.

Upgrade to Google Chrome version 16.0.912.77 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Google, Inc.

Chrome

16.0.912.75

References

Security Tracker: 1026569 1026774
CVE ID: 2011-3928 (see also: NVD)
SCIP VulDB ID: 4574
Secunia Advisory ID: 47694 47717 48288 48377
Related OSVDB ID: 78543 78544 78546 78547
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=108461
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/01/stable-channel-update_23.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201201-17.xml
https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=75103 [ Auth Req'd ]
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=109537 [ Auth Req'd ]
Vendor URL: http://google.com/chrome
Mail List Post: http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00003.html
Packet Storm: http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/111698/Zero-Day-Initiative-Advisory-12-055.html
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5190
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5192
Vendor Specific Solution URL: http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/104275
Other Advisory URL: http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-12-055

Credit

wushi - Zero Day Initiative (ZDI)

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.5
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2012-01-24 | Disagree? | There are 1 more: View All

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