Google Chrome < 116.0.5845.187 Vulnerability

high Nessus Plugin ID 181236

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 116.0.5845.187. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the 2023_09_stable-channel-update-for-desktop_11 advisory.

- Heap buffer overflow in WebP. (CVE-2023-4863)

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 116.0.5845.187 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?ba12cabd

https://crbug.com/1479274

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 181236

File Name: macosx_google_chrome_116_0_5845_187.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 9/11/2023

Updated: 10/2/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-4863

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: CVSS:3.0/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: 9/11/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/11/2023

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 10/4/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-4863

IAVA: 2023-A-0466-S