Google Chrome < 20.0.1132.57 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 6512

Synopsis

The remote host contains a web browser that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

Versions of Google Chrome earlier than 20.0.1132.57 are potentially affected by the following vulnerabilities :

- Use-after-free errors exist related to counter handling and layout height tracking. (CVE-2012-2842, CVE-2012-2843)

- An error exists related to JavaScript object accesses in PDF handling. (CVE-2012-2844)

Solution

Upgrade to Google Chrome 20.0.1132.57 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?22b7bf02,http://www.nessus.org/u?19ceb022

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 6512

Family: Web Clients

Published: 7/13/2012

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 59958

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:google:chrome

Patch Publication Date: 7/11/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/11/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-2842

BID: 54386