Microsoft Edge (Chromium) < 81.0.416.68 Multiple Vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 139060

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Synopsis

The remote host has an web browser installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Microsoft Edge (Chromium) installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 81.0.416.68. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

- A use after free in storage in Microsoft Edge (Chromium) allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (CVE-2020-6461)

- A use after free in task scheduling in Microsoft Edge (Chromium) allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (CVE-2020-6462)

Solution

Upgrade to Microsoft Edge (Chromium) 81.0.416.68 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 139060

File Name: microsoft_edge_chromium_81_0_416_68.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 7/29/2020

Updated: 2/28/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-6462

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.6

Temporal Score: 8.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:edge

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, installed_sw/Microsoft Edge (Chromium)

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/29/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/27/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-6461, CVE-2020-6462

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