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Google Chrome < 61.0.3163.79 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 102994

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Synopsis

A web browser installed on the remote macOS host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Google Chrome installed on the remote macOS host is prior to 61.0.3163.79. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the 2017_09_stable-channel-update-for-desktop advisory.

 - Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 61.0.3163.79 for Mac, Windows, and Linux, and 61.0.3163.81 for Android, allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
 (CVE-2017-5116)

 - A use after free in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 61.0.3163.79 for Linux, Windows, and Mac allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit memory corruption via a crafted PDF file. (CVE-2017-5111)

 - Heap buffer overflow in WebGL in Google Chrome prior to 61.0.3163.79 for Windows allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (CVE-2017-5112)

 - Math overflow in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 61.0.3163.79 for Mac, Windows, and Linux, and 61.0.3163.81 for Android, allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
 (CVE-2017-5113)

 - Inappropriate use of partition alloc in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 61.0.3163.79 for Linux, Windows, and Mac, and 61.0.3163.81 for Android, allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit memory corruption via a crafted PDF file. (CVE-2017-5114)

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

Solution

Upgrade to Google Chrome version 61.0.3163.79 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?67b28931

https://crbug.com/718676

https://crbug.com/725127

https://crbug.com/737023

https://crbug.com/739190

https://crbug.com/740603

https://crbug.com/744584

https://crbug.com/747043

https://crbug.com/747847

https://crbug.com/752829

https://crbug.com/759624

https://crbug.com/762099

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 102994

File Name: macosx_google_chrome_61_0_3163_79.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 9/7/2017

Updated: 11/24/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-5116

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 8.4

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:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:google:chrome

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Google Chrome

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/5/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/5/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-5111, CVE-2017-5112, CVE-2017-5113, CVE-2017-5114, CVE-2017-5115, CVE-2017-5116, CVE-2017-5117, CVE-2017-5118, CVE-2017-5119, CVE-2017-5120

BID: 100610