Microsoft Edge (Chromium) < 87.0.664.75 Multiple Vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 144809

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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 installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 87.0.664.75. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ADV200002-1-7-2021 advisory.

- Out of bounds write in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.99 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (CVE-2020-15995)

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

Solution

Upgrade to Microsoft Edge version 87.0.664.75 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 144809

File Name: microsoft_edge_chromium_87_0_664_75.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 1/8/2021

Updated: 1/30/2024

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: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-21106

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-21115

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: 1/7/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/3/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-15995, CVE-2020-16043, CVE-2021-21106, CVE-2021-21107, CVE-2021-21108, CVE-2021-21109, CVE-2021-21110, CVE-2021-21111, CVE-2021-21112, CVE-2021-21113, CVE-2021-21114, CVE-2021-21115, CVE-2021-21116

Detections

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