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Google Chrome < 114.0.5735.106 Vulnerability

high Nessus Plugin ID 176676

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Synopsis

A web browser installed on the remote macOS host is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The version of Google Chrome installed on the remote macOS host is prior to 114.0.5735.106. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the 2023_06_stable-channel-update-for-desktop advisory.

 - Type Confusion in V8. (CVE-2023-3079)

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 114.0.5735.106 or later.

See Also

https://crbug.com/1450481

http://www.nessus.org/u?ef5085a5

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 176676

File Name: macosx_google_chrome_114_0_5735_106.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 6/5/2023

Updated: 6/16/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-3079

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 8.2

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:F/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: 6/5/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/5/2023

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 6/28/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-3079

IAVA: 2023-A-0276-S