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Google Chrome < 115.0.5790.170 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 179225

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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 115.0.5790.170. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the 2023_08_stable-channel-update-for-desktop advisory.

 - Inappropriate implementation in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 115.0.5790.170 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to inject scripts or HTML into a privileged page via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium) (CVE-2023-4078)

 - Use after free in WebRTC in Google Chrome prior to 115.0.5790.170 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted WebRTC session. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2023-4076)

 - Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 115.0.5790.170 allowed a remote attacker to perform arbitrary read/write via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2023-4068, CVE-2023-4070)

 - Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 115.0.5790.170 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2023-4069)

 - Heap buffer overflow in Visuals in Google Chrome prior to 115.0.5790.170 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2023-4071)

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 115.0.5790.170 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?4fb4693a

https://crbug.com/1466183

https://crbug.com/1465326

https://crbug.com/1462951

https://crbug.com/1458819

https://crbug.com/1464038

https://crbug.com/1456243

https://crbug.com/1464113

https://crbug.com/1457757

https://crbug.com/1459124

https://crbug.com/1451146

https://crbug.com/1461895

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 179225

File Name: macosx_google_chrome_115_0_5790_170.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 8/2/2023

Updated: 11/25/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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-2023-4078

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: 8/2/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/2/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-4068, CVE-2023-4069, CVE-2023-4070, CVE-2023-4071, CVE-2023-4072, CVE-2023-4073, CVE-2023-4074, CVE-2023-4075, CVE-2023-4076, CVE-2023-4077, CVE-2023-4078

IAVA: 2023-A-0387-S