Google Chrome < 94.0.4606.81 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 153932

Synopsis

A web browser installed on the remote macOS host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Google Chrome installed on the remote macOS host is prior to 94.0.4606.81. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the 2021_10_stable-channel-update-for-desktop advisory.

- heap buffer overflow in WebRTC in Google Chrome prior to 94.0.4606.81 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to browse to a malicious website to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (CVE-2021-37979)

- Use after free in Garbage Collection in Google Chrome prior to 94.0.4606.81 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (CVE-2021-37977)

- Heap buffer overflow in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 94.0.4606.81 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (CVE-2021-37978)

- Inappropriate implementation in Sandbox in Google Chrome prior to 94.0.4606.81 allowed a remote attacker to potentially bypass site isolation via Windows. (CVE-2021-37980)

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 Google Chrome version 94.0.4606.81 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?7bd0fdf5

https://crbug.com/1252878

https://crbug.com/1236318

https://crbug.com/1247260

https://crbug.com/1254631

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 153932

File Name: macosx_google_chrome_94_0_4606_81.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 10/7/2021

Updated: 11/28/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-37979

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:google:chrome

Required KB Items: MacOSX/Google Chrome/Installed

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/7/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/7/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-37977, CVE-2021-37978, CVE-2021-37979, CVE-2021-37980

IAVA: 2021-A-0459-S