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.

Security fix for CVE-2016-5177, CVE-2016-5178

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

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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.

The 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.

Security fix for CVE-2016-5177, CVE-2016-5178

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

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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

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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

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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.

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Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3091-1 advisory.

    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-2016-5170)

    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)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2016:2007 advisory.

    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)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

This 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's started as an Xwayland client     (boo#1001135).

  - Changes to Sandbox to fix crashers on tumbleweed     (boo#999091)

Several 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.

The 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's self-reported version number.

The 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's self-reported version number

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
94846	Fedora 25 : chromium (2016-a90040934d)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	critical
94451	FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (9c135c7e-9fa4-11e6-a265-3065ec8fd3ec)	Nessus	FreeBSD Local Security Checks	critical
94420	GLSA-201610-09 : Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	critical
94080	Fedora 24 : chromium (2016-d61c4f72da)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	critical
94024	Fedora 23 : chromium (2016-2e50862950)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	critical
93938	Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS : Oxide vulnerabilities (USN-3091-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	critical
93891	RHEL 6 : chromium-browser (RHSA-2016:2007)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
93851	openSUSE Security Update : chromium (openSUSE-2016-1142)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	critical
93837	Debian DSA-3683-1 : chromium-browser - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	critical
93818	Google Chrome < 53.0.2785.143 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	critical
93817	Google Chrome < 53.0.2785.143 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Windows	critical

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