Microsoft Edge (Chromium) < 120.0.2210.144 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 189126

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 120.0.2210.144. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the January 17, 2024 advisory.

- Out of bounds write in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 120.0.6099.224 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2024-0517)

- Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 120.0.6099.224 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2024-0518)

- Out of bounds memory access in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 120.0.6099.224 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2024-0519)

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 120.0.2210.144 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?baa12a23

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-0517

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-0518

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-0519

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 189126

File Name: microsoft_edge_chromium_120_0_2210_144.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 1/17/2024

Updated: 5/3/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.4

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-2024-0519

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:microsoft:edge

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/17/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/16/2024

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 2/7/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-0517, CVE-2024-0518, CVE-2024-0519

IAVA: 2024-A-0040-S