Google Chrome < 71.0.3578.80 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 119557

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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 71.0.3578.80. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the 2018_12_stable-channel-update-for-desktop advisory.

- Incorrect object lifecycle in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 71.0.3578.80 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (CVE-2018-20066)

- Execution of user supplied Javascript during array deserialization leading to an out of bounds write in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 71.0.3578.80 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (CVE-2018-17480)

- Incorrect object lifecycle handling in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 71.0.3578.98 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted PDF file. (CVE-2018-17481)

- Heap buffer overflow in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 71.0.3578.80 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (CVE-2018-18335)

- Incorrect object lifecycle in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 71.0.3578.80 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted PDF file. (CVE-2018-18336)

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 71.0.3578.80 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 119557

File Name: macosx_google_chrome_71_0_3578_80.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks

Published: 12/10/2018

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-2018-20066

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: 12/4/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/4/2018

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 6/22/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-17480, CVE-2018-17481, CVE-2018-18335, CVE-2018-18336, CVE-2018-18337, CVE-2018-18338, CVE-2018-18339, CVE-2018-18340, CVE-2018-18341, CVE-2018-18342, CVE-2018-18343, CVE-2018-18344, CVE-2018-18345, CVE-2018-18346, CVE-2018-18347, CVE-2018-18348, CVE-2018-18349, CVE-2018-18350, CVE-2018-18351, CVE-2018-18352, CVE-2018-18353, CVE-2018-18354, CVE-2018-18355, CVE-2018-18356, CVE-2018-18357, CVE-2018-18358, CVE-2018-18359, CVE-2018-20065, CVE-2018-20066, CVE-2018-20067, CVE-2018-20068, CVE-2018-20069, CVE-2018-20070, CVE-2018-20071

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