Google Chrome < 108.0.5359.94 Vulnerability

high Nessus Plugin ID 168373

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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 108.0.5359.94. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the 2022_12_stable-channel-update-for-desktop advisory.

 - Type Confusion in V8. (CVE-2022-4262)

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 108.0.5359.94 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?11d8a245

https://crbug.com/1394403

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 168373

File Name: macosx_google_chrome_108_0_5359_94.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 12/2/2022

Updated: 12/15/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Temporal Vector: E:H/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-4262

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: E:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:google:chrome

Required KB Items: MacOSX/Google Chrome/Installed

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/2/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/2/2022

CISA Known Exploited Dates: 12/26/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-4262

IAVA: 2022-A-0507-S