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GLSA-201607-07 : Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 92351

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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-201607-07 (Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Chromium web browser. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, obtain sensitive information, or bypass security restrictions.
 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-51.0.2704.103'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-07

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 92351

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201607-07.nasl

Version: 2.3

Type: local

Published: 7/18/2016

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:chromium, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 7/16/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-1672, CVE-2016-1673, CVE-2016-1674, CVE-2016-1675, CVE-2016-1676, CVE-2016-1677, CVE-2016-1678, CVE-2016-1679, CVE-2016-1680, CVE-2016-1681, CVE-2016-1682, CVE-2016-1683, CVE-2016-1684, CVE-2016-1685, CVE-2016-1686, CVE-2016-1687, CVE-2016-1688, CVE-2016-1689, CVE-2016-1690, CVE-2016-1691, CVE-2016-1692, CVE-2016-1693, CVE-2016-1694, CVE-2016-1695

GLSA: 201607-07