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Google Chrome < 88.0.4324.146 Multiple Vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 146061

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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 88.0.4324.146. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the 2021_02_stable-channel-update-for-desktop advisory.

 - Use after free in Navigation in Google Chrome prior to 88.0.4324.146 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.
 (CVE-2021-21146)

 - Use after free in Payments in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 88.0.4324.146 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (CVE-2021-21142)

 - Heap buffer overflow in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 88.0.4324.146 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted Chrome Extension. (CVE-2021-21143)

 - Heap buffer overflow in Tab Groups in Google Chrome prior to 88.0.4324.146 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted Chrome Extension. (CVE-2021-21144)

 - Use after free in Fonts in Google Chrome prior to 88.0.4324.146 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (CVE-2021-21145)

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 88.0.4324.146 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?a97ab3be

https://crbug.com/1169317

https://crbug.com/1163504

https://crbug.com/1163845

https://crbug.com/1154965

https://crbug.com/1161705

https://crbug.com/1162942

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 146061

File Name: macosx_google_chrome_88_0_4324_146.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 2/2/2021

Updated: 11/20/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.5

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-2021-21146

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.6

Temporal Score: 8.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/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: 2/2/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/2/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-21142, CVE-2021-21143, CVE-2021-21144, CVE-2021-21145, CVE-2021-21146, CVE-2021-21147

IAVA: 2021-A-0059-S