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GLSA-201701-66 : Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 96852
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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-201701-66 (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, bypass security restrictions, or perform cross-site scripting (XSS).
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-56.0.2924.76'
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Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 96852
File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201701-66.nasl
Version: 3.7
Type: local
Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks
Published: 1/30/2017
Updated: 1/11/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.2
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
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/29/2017
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/17/2017
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2017-5006, CVE-2017-5007, CVE-2017-5008, CVE-2017-5009, CVE-2017-5010, CVE-2017-5011, CVE-2017-5012, CVE-2017-5013, CVE-2017-5014, CVE-2017-5015, CVE-2017-5016, CVE-2017-5017, CVE-2017-5018, CVE-2017-5019, CVE-2017-5020, CVE-2017-5021, CVE-2017-5022, CVE-2017-5023, CVE-2017-5024, CVE-2017-5025, CVE-2017-5026
GLSA: 201701-66