Google Chrome < 133.0.6943.53 Multiple Vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 214951

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 133.0.6943.53. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the 2025_02_stable-channel-update-for-desktop advisory.

- Inappropriate implementation in Extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 133.0.6943.53 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to perform UI spoofing via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium) (CVE-2025-0451)

- Use after free in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 133.0.6943.53 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2025-0445)

- Use after free in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 133.0.6943.53 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2025-0444)

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 133.0.6943.53 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?14cae5d4

https://crbug.com/390889644

https://crbug.com/392521083

https://crbug.com/40061026

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 214951

File Name: macosx_google_chrome_133_0_6943_53.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 2/4/2025

Updated: 11/24/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

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-2025-0445

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.3

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-0451

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:google:chrome

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Google Chrome

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/4/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/4/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-0444, CVE-2025-0445, CVE-2025-0451

IAVA: 2025-A-0080-S