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GLSA-201605-02 : Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities
critical Nessus Plugin ID 91176
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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-201605-02 (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-50.0.2661.102'
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Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 91176
File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201605-02.nasl
Version: 2.8
Type: local
Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks
Published: 5/17/2016
Updated: 6/8/2022
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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: 5/14/2016
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 6/22/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2016-1646, CVE-2016-1647, CVE-2016-1648, CVE-2016-1649, CVE-2016-1650, CVE-2016-1651, CVE-2016-1652, CVE-2016-1653, CVE-2016-1654, CVE-2016-1655, CVE-2016-1656, CVE-2016-1657, CVE-2016-1658, CVE-2016-1659, CVE-2016-1660, CVE-2016-1661, CVE-2016-1662, CVE-2016-1663, CVE-2016-1664, CVE-2016-1665, CVE-2016-1666, CVE-2016-1667, CVE-2016-1668, CVE-2016-1669, CVE-2016-1670, CVE-2016-1671
GLSA: 201605-02