#VU44191 Improper Privilege Management in Google Chrome - CVE-2011-3054

Vulnerability identifier: #VU44191

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2011-3054

CWE-ID: CWE-269

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Google Chrome
Client/Desktop applications / Web browsers

Vendor: Google

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.

The WebUI privilege implementation in Google Chrome before 17.0.963.83 does not properly perform isolation, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via unspecified vectors.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Google Chrome: 17.0.963.0 - 17.0.963.82

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External links
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=117418
https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/03/stable-channel-update_21.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00000.html
https://osvdb.org/80292
https://secunia.com/advisories/48512
https://secunia.com/advisories/48527
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-19.xml
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52674
https://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026841
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74214
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15028

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.