Google Chrome < 54.0.2840.87 V8 Globals Stable Map Assumption Handling RCE (macOS)

high Nessus Plugin ID 94581

Synopsis

A web browser installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability.

Description

The version of Google Chrome installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is prior to 54.0.2840.87. It is, therefore, affected by a remote code execution vulnerability in the V8 component due to an out-of-bounds access error that occurs when handling stable map assumptions for globals. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted website, to cause a denial of service condition or the execution of arbitrary code.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Google Chrome version 54.0.2840.87 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?e6e2704d

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 94581

File Name: macosx_google_chrome_54_0_2840_87.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 11/4/2016

Updated: 4/25/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-5198

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 8.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:google:chrome

Required KB Items: MacOSX/Google Chrome/Installed

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/27/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/27/2016

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 6/22/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-5198

BID: 94079