Google Chrome < 2.0.172.33 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 39492

Synopsis

The remote host contains a web browser that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Google Chrome installed on the remote host is earlier than 2.0.172.33. Such versions are reportedly affected by multiple issues :

- A buffer overflow caused by handling unspecified HTTP responses. This could lead to a denial of service or execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2009-2121)

- A denial of service caused by SSL renegotiation. This could cause the browser to crash.

Solution

Upgrade to Google Chrome 2.0.172.33 or later.

See Also

https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=13226

http://www.nessus.org/u?fe07ffbf

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 39492

File Name: google_chrome_2_0_172_33.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 6/23/2009

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

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: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:google:chrome

Required KB Items: SMB/Google_Chrome/Installed

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/22/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-2121

BID: 35462, 35463

CWE: 119

SECUNIA: 35548