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Google Chrome < 118.0.5993.117 Vulnerability

high Nessus Plugin ID 183807

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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 118.0.5993.117. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the 2023_10_stable-channel-update-for-desktop_24 advisory.

 - Use after free in Profiles. (CVE-2023-5472)

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 118.0.5993.117 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?f5351310

https://crbug.com/1491296

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 183807

File Name: macosx_google_chrome_118_0_5993_117.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 10/24/2023

Updated: 11/2/2023

Supported Sensors: 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-2023-5472

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: MacOSX/Google Chrome/Installed

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/24/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/24/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-5472

IAVA: 2023-A-0584-S