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Google Chrome < 64.0.3282.167 Vulnerability

high Nessus Plugin ID 106841

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Synopsis

A web browser installed on the remote macOS host is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The version of Google Chrome installed on the remote macOS host is prior to 64.0.3282.167. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the 2018_02_stable-channel-update-for-desktop_13 advisory.

 - Type confusion could lead to a heap out-of-bounds write in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 64.0.3282.168 allowing a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
 (CVE-2018-6056)

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 64.0.3282.167 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?7f96d3ea

https://crbug.com/806388

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 106841

File Name: macosx_google_chrome_64_0_3282_167.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 2/15/2018

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-2018-6056

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: 2/13/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/13/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-6056

BID: 103003