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Google Chrome < 88.0.4324.182 Multiple Vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 146543

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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 88.0.4324.182. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the 2021_02_stable-channel-update-for-desktop_16 advisory.

 - Use after free in Web Sockets in Google Chrome on Linux prior to 88.0.4324.182 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (CVE-2021-21157)

 - Heap buffer overflow in Tab Strip in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 88.0.4324.182 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (CVE-2021-21155)

 - Stack buffer overflow in Data Transfer in Google Chrome on Linux prior to 88.0.4324.182 allowed a remote attacker to perform out of bounds memory access via a crafted HTML page. (CVE-2021-21149)

 - Use after free in Downloads in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 88.0.4324.182 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.
 (CVE-2021-21150)

 - Use after free in Payments in Google Chrome prior to 88.0.4324.182 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (CVE-2021-21151)

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 88.0.4324.182 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?e2680b3b

https://crbug.com/1138143

https://crbug.com/1172192

https://crbug.com/1165624

https://crbug.com/1166504

https://crbug.com/1155974

https://crbug.com/1173269

https://crbug.com/1175500

https://crbug.com/1177341

https://crbug.com/1170657

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 146543

File Name: macosx_google_chrome_88_0_4324_182.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 2/16/2021

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: 7.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-21157

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.6

Temporal Score: 8.6

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-21155

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: 2/16/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/16/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-21149, CVE-2021-21150, CVE-2021-21151, CVE-2021-21152, CVE-2021-21153, CVE-2021-21154, CVE-2021-21155, CVE-2021-21156, CVE-2021-21157

IAVA: 2021-A-0100-S