Google Chrome < 4.1.249.1059 Multiple Vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 5516

Synopsis

The remote host is using a web client that is vulnerable to multiple attack vectors.

Description

The version of Google Chrome installed on the remote host is earlier than 4.1.249.1059. Such versions are reportedly affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

- An error related to type confusion with forms. (39443)

- An HTTP request error leading to a possible cross-site request forgery. (39698)

- A local file reference through developer tools. (40136)

- A cross-site scripting issue in chrome: //net-internals. (40137)

- A cross-site scripting issue in chrome: //downloads. (40138)

- Pages might load with the privileges of the new tab page. (40575)

- A memory corruption vulnerability in the V8 bindings. (40635)

Solution

Upgrade to Google Chrome 4.1.249.1059 or later.

See Also

http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/04/stable-update-security-fixes.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 5516

Family: Web Clients

Published: 4/23/2010

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 45610

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:google:chrome

Patch Publication Date: 4/20/2010

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/20/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-1500

BID: 39603