Microsoft Edge (Chromium) < 99.0.1150.46 Multiple Vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 159037

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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 99.0.1150.46. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the March 17, 2022 advisory.

- Use after free in New Tab Page in Google Chrome prior to 99.0.4844.74 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via specific user interactions. (CVE-2022-0980)

- Use after free in Blink Layout in Google Chrome on Android prior to 99.0.4844.74 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
(CVE-2022-0971)

- Use after free in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 99.0.4844.74 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
(CVE-2022-0972)

- Use after free in Safe Browsing in Google Chrome prior to 99.0.4844.74 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (CVE-2022-0973)

- Use after free in Splitscreen in Google Chrome on Chrome OS prior to 99.0.4844.74 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific user interaction to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (CVE-2022-0974)

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 99.0.1150.46 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 159037

File Name: microsoft_edge_chromium_99_0_1150_46.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 3/17/2022

Updated: 11/6/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-26899

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.6

Temporal Score: 8.6

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-0977

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:edge

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/17/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/15/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-0971, CVE-2022-0972, CVE-2022-0973, CVE-2022-0974, CVE-2022-0975, CVE-2022-0976, CVE-2022-0977, CVE-2022-0978, CVE-2022-0979, CVE-2022-0980, CVE-2022-26899

IAVA: 2021-A-0544-S, 2022-A-0120-S

Detections

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