Microsoft Edge (Chromium) < 126.0.2592.81 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 201115

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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 126.0.2592.81. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the June 27, 2024 advisory.

- Acrobat for Edge versions 126.0.2592.68 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability when parsing a crafted file, which could result in a read past the end of an allocated memory structure.
An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user.
Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
(CVE-2024-34122)

- Use after free in Dawn in Google Chrome prior to 126.0.6478.126 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2024-6290, CVE-2024-6292, CVE-2024-6293)

- Use after free in Swiftshader in Google Chrome prior to 126.0.6478.126 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2024-6291)

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 126.0.2592.81 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 201115

File Name: microsoft_edge_chromium_126_0_2592_81.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 6/27/2024

Updated: 7/19/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-34122

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/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: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, installed_sw/Microsoft Edge (Chromium)

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/27/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/24/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-34122, CVE-2024-6290, CVE-2024-6291, CVE-2024-6292, CVE-2024-6293

IAVA: 2024-A-0401-S

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