Fedora 28 : chromium (2018-fd194a1f14) - Nessus

High Plugin ID: 120933

This page contains detailed information about the Fedora 28 : chromium (2018-fd194a1f14) Nessus plugin including available exploits and PoCs found on GitHub, in Metasploit or Exploit-DB for verifying of this vulnerability.

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Plugin Overview
Vulnerability Information

Synopsis
Description
Solution

Public Exploits
Risk Information
Plugin Source
How to Run
References
Version

Plugin Overview

ID: 120933
Name: Fedora 28 : chromium (2018-fd194a1f14)
Filename: fedora_2018-fd194a1f14.nasl
Vulnerability Published: 2018-09-04
This Plugin Published: 2019-01-03
Last Modification Time: 2021-01-06
Plugin Version: 1.8
Plugin Type: local
Plugin Family: Fedora Local Security Checks
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl
Required KB Items [?]: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Vulnerability Information

Severity: High
Vulnerability Published: 2018-09-04
Patch Published: 2018-11-30
CVE [?]: CVE-2018-5179, 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-2018-17472, CVE-2018-17473, CVE-2018-17474, CVE-2018-17475, CVE-2018-17476, CVE-2018-17477, CVE-2018-17478, CVE-2018-17479
CPE [?]: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:28, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:chromium

Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.

Description

Security fix for CVE-2018-17478 CVE-2018-17479. Update to 70.0.3538.110.

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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.

Solution

Update the affected chromium package.

Public Exploits

Target Network Port(s): N/A
Target Asset(s): N/A
Exploit Available: True (Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB, GitHub)
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Here's the list of publicly known exploits and PoCs for verifying the Fedora 28 : chromium (2018-fd194a1f14) vulnerability:

Metasploit: exploit/multi/browser/chrome_object_create
[Google Chrome 67, 68 and 69 Object.create exploit]
Exploit-DB: exploits/multiple/remote/48184.rb
[EDB-48184: Google Chrome 67_ 68 and 69 - Object.create Type Confusion (Metasploit)]
GitHub: https://github.com/allpaca/chrome-sbx-db
[CVE-2018-17462]
GitHub: https://github.com/m00zh33/sploits
[CVE-2018-17462]
GitHub: https://github.com/niklasb/sploits
[CVE-2018-17462]
GitHub: https://github.com/changelog2020/JSEChalls
[CVE-2018-17463]
GitHub: https://github.com/kdmarti2/CVE-2018-17463
[CVE-2018-17463: Completed a working exploit for CVE-2018-17463 for fun.]
GitHub: https://github.com/tunz/js-vuln-db
[CVE-2018-17463]

Before running any exploit against any system, make sure you are authorized by the owner of the target system(s) to perform such activity. In any other case, this would be considered as an illegal activity.

WARNING: Beware of using unverified exploits from sources such as GitHub or Exploit-DB. These exploits and PoCs could contain malware. For more information, see how to use exploits safely.

Risk Information

CVSS Score Source [?]: CVE-2018-17479
CVSS V2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:F/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS Base Score:	6.8 (Medium)
Impact Subscore:	6.4
Exploitability Subscore:	8.6
CVSS Temporal Score:	5.6 (Medium)
CVSS Environmental Score:	NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:	NA
Overall CVSS Score:	5.6 (Medium)

CVSS V3 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Base Score:	8.8 (High)
Impact Subscore:	5.9
Exploitability Subscore:	2.8
CVSS Temporal Score:	8.2 (High)
CVSS Environmental Score:	NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:	NA
Overall CVSS Score:	8.2 (High)

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Plugin Source

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Fedora Security Advisory FEDORA-2018-fd194a1f14.
#

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(120933);
  script_version("1.8");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/06");

  script_cve_id("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-2018-17472", "CVE-2018-17473", "CVE-2018-17474", "CVE-2018-17475", "CVE-2018-17476", "CVE-2018-17477", "CVE-2018-17478", "CVE-2018-17479", "CVE-2018-5179");
  script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2018-fd194a1f14");

  script_name(english:"Fedora 28 : chromium (2018-fd194a1f14)");
  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-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."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2018-fd194a1f14"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected chromium package."
  );
  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:F/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:F/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2018-17479");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'Google Chrome 67, 68 and 69 Object.create exploit');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");

  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:28");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/09/04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/11/30");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2019/01/03");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2019-2021 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:"^28([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 28", "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:"FC28", reference:"chromium-70.0.3538.110-1.fc28")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
    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");
}

The latest version of this script can be found in these locations depending on your platform:

Linux / Unix:
/opt/nessus/lib/nessus/plugins/fedora_2018-fd194a1f14.nasl
Windows:
C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus\nessus\plugins\fedora_2018-fd194a1f14.nasl
Mac OS X:
/Library/Nessus/run/lib/nessus/plugins/fedora_2018-fd194a1f14.nasl

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How to Run

Here is how to run the Fedora 28 : chromium (2018-fd194a1f14) as a standalone plugin via the Nessus web user interface (https://localhost:8834/):

Click to start a New Scan.
Select Advanced Scan.
Navigate to the Plugins tab.
On the top right corner click to Disable All plugins.
On the left side table select Fedora Local Security Checks plugin family.
On the right side table select Fedora 28 : chromium (2018-fd194a1f14) plugin ID 120933.
Specify the target on the Settings tab and click to Save the scan.
Run the scan.

Here are a few examples of how to run the plugin in the command line. Note that the examples below demonstrate the usage on the Linux / Unix platform.

Basic usage:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl fedora_2018-fd194a1f14.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with audit trail message on the console:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -a fedora_2018-fd194a1f14.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with trace script execution written to the console (useful for debugging):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -T - fedora_2018-fd194a1f14.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with using a state file for the target and updating it (useful for running multiple plugins on the target):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -K /tmp/state fedora_2018-fd194a1f14.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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References

Fedora Security Update:

2018-fd194a1f14

See also:

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Version

This page has been produced using Nessus Professional 10.1.2 (#68) LINUX, Plugin set 202205072148.
Plugin file fedora_2018-fd194a1f14.nasl version 1.8. For more plugins, visit the Nessus Plugin Library.

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Fedora 28 : chromium (2018-fd194a1f14) - Nessus

Plugin Overview

Vulnerability Information

Synopsis

Description

Solution

Public Exploits

Risk Information

Plugin Source

How to Run

References

Version

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