Microsoft Edge (Chromium) < 108.0.1462.54 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 168877

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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 108.0.1462.54. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the December 16, 2022 advisory.

- Use after free in Blink Media in Google Chrome prior to 108.0.5359.124 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2022-4436)

- Use after free in Mojo IPC in Google Chrome prior to 108.0.5359.124 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2022-4437)

- Use after free in Blink Frames in Google Chrome prior to 108.0.5359.124 allowed a remote attacker who convinced the user to engage in specific UI interactions to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2022-4438)

- Use after free in Aura in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 108.0.5359.124 allowed a remote attacker who convinced the user to engage in specific UI interactions to potentially exploit heap corruption via specific UI interactions. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2022-4439)

- Use after free in Profiles in Google Chrome prior to 108.0.5359.124 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium) (CVE-2022-4440)

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

Solution

Upgrade to Microsoft Edge version 108.0.1462.54 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 168877

File Name: microsoft_edge_chromium_108_0_1462_54.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 12/16/2022

Updated: 2/10/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-4440

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:edge

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/16/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/13/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-4436, CVE-2022-4437, CVE-2022-4438, CVE-2022-4439, CVE-2022-4440

IAVA: 2023-A-0003-S

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