Debian DSA-3683-1 : chromium-browser - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 93837

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Synopsis

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

Description

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the chromium web browser.

- CVE-2016-5177 A use-after-free issue was discovered in the v8 JavaScript library.

- CVE-2016-5178 The chrome development team found and fixed various issues during internal auditing.

Solution

Upgrade the chromium-browser packages.

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 53.0.2785.143-1~deb8u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 93837

File Name: debian_DSA-3683.nasl

Version: 2.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 10/4/2016

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

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: 10/2/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-5177, CVE-2016-5178

DSA: 3683

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