Debian DSA-3242-1 : chromium-browser - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 83191

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in the chromium web browser :

- CVE-2015-1243 Saif El-Sherei discovered a use-after-free issue.

- CVE-2015-1250 The chrome 42 team found and fixed multiple issues during internal auditing.

Solution

Upgrade the chromium-browser packages.

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 42.0.2311.135-1~deb8u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 83191

File Name: debian_DSA-3242.nasl

Version: 2.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 5/4/2015

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:chromium-browser

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/30/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-1243, CVE-2015-1250

BID: 74389

DSA: 3242

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