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GLSA-201205-03 : Chromium, V8: Multiple vulnerabilities
critical Nessus Plugin ID 59627
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Synopsis
The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.Description
The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201205-03 (Chromium, V8: Multiple vulnerabilities)Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Chromium and V8. Please review the CVE identifiers and release notes referenced below for details.
Impact :
A context-dependent attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted website or JavaScript program using Chromium or V8, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, or a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround :
There is no known workaround at this time.
Solution
All Chromium users should upgrade to the latest version:# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-client/chromium-19.0.1084.46' All V8 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-lang/v8-3.9.24.21'
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Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 59627
File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201205-03.nasl
Version: 1.12
Type: local
Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks
Published: 6/21/2012
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: 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
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:chromium, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:v8, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 5/21/2012
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2011-3083, CVE-2011-3084, CVE-2011-3085, CVE-2011-3086, CVE-2011-3087, CVE-2011-3088, CVE-2011-3089, CVE-2011-3090, CVE-2011-3091, CVE-2011-3092, CVE-2011-3093, CVE-2011-3094, CVE-2011-3095, CVE-2011-3096, CVE-2011-3100, CVE-2011-3101
BID: 53540
GLSA: 201205-03