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Google Chrome < 62.0.3202.94 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 106351

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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 62.0.3202.94. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the 2017_11_stable-channel-update-for-desktop_13 advisory.

 - Insufficient data validation in V8 builtins string generator could lead to out of bounds read and write access in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.94 and allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (CVE-2017-15428)

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

Solution

Upgrade to Google Chrome version 62.0.3202.94 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?19ef0025

https://crbug.com/

https://crbug.com/782145

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 106351

File Name: macosx_google_chrome_62_0_3202_94.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 1/25/2018

Updated: 11/24/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-15428

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:google:chrome

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Google Chrome

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/13/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/13/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-15428