Microsoft Edge (Chromium) < 107.0.1418.42 Multiple Vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 167274

Synopsis

The remote host has an web browser installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Microsoft Edge installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 107.0.1418.42. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the November 10, 2022 advisory.

- Use after free in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 107.0.5304.106 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2022-3885)

- Use after free in Speech Recognition in Google Chrome prior to 107.0.5304.106 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2022-3886)

- Use after free in Web Workers in Google Chrome prior to 107.0.5304.106 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2022-3887)

- Use after free in WebCodecs in Google Chrome prior to 107.0.5304.106 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2022-3888)

- Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 107.0.5304.106 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2022-3889)

- Heap buffer overflow in Crashpad in Google Chrome on Android prior to 107.0.5304.106 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2022-3890)

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 Microsoft Edge version 107.0.1418.42 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?245dfb65

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-3885

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-3886

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-3887

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-3888

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-3889

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-3890

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 167274

File Name: microsoft_edge_chromium_107_0_1418_42.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 11/10/2022

Updated: 10/25/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-3890

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:microsoft:edge

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Microsoft Edge (Chromium), SMB/Registry/Enumerated

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/10/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/8/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-3885, CVE-2022-3886, CVE-2022-3887, CVE-2022-3888, CVE-2022-3889, CVE-2022-3890

IAVA: 2022-A-0493-S