Google Chrome < 112.0.5615.49 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 173836

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Synopsis

A web browser installed on the remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Google Chrome installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 112.0.5615.49. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the 2023_04_stable-channel-update-for-desktop advisory.

- Heap buffer overflow in Browser History in Google Chrome prior to 112.0.5615.49 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI interaction to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium) (CVE-2023-1820)

- Use after free in Vulkan in Google Chrome prior to 112.0.5615.49 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium) (CVE-2023-1818)

- Heap buffer overflow in Visuals in Google Chrome prior to 112.0.5615.49 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2023-1810)

- Use after free in Frames in Google Chrome prior to 112.0.5615.49 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI interaction to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
(Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2023-1811)

- Out of bounds memory access in DOM Bindings in Google Chrome prior to 112.0.5615.49 allowed a remote attacker to perform out of bounds memory access via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity:
Medium) (CVE-2023-1812)

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 112.0.5615.49 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 173836

File Name: google_chrome_112_0_5615_49.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 4/4/2023

Updated: 11/21/2025

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

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-2023-1820

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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: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: 4/4/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/4/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-1810, CVE-2023-1811, CVE-2023-1812, CVE-2023-1813, CVE-2023-1814, CVE-2023-1815, CVE-2023-1816, CVE-2023-1817, CVE-2023-1818, CVE-2023-1819, CVE-2023-1820, CVE-2023-1821, CVE-2023-1822, CVE-2023-1823

IAVA: 2023-A-0173-S

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