Google Chrome < 137.0.7151.40 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 237120

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 137.0.7151.40. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the 2025_05_early-stable-update-for-desktop advisory.

- Use after free in Compositing in Google Chrome prior to 137.0.7151.55 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2025-5063)

- Inappropriate implementation in Background Fetch API in Google Chrome prior to 137.0.7151.55 allowed a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium) (CVE-2025-5064)

- Inappropriate implementation in FileSystemAccess API in Google Chrome prior to 137.0.7151.55 allowed a remote attacker to perform UI spoofing via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium) (CVE-2025-5065)

- Inappropriate implementation in Messages in Google Chrome on Android prior to 137.0.7151.55 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to perform UI spoofing via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium) (CVE-2025-5066)

- Inappropriate implementation in Tab Strip in Google Chrome prior to 137.0.7151.55 allowed a remote attacker to perform UI spoofing via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low) (CVE-2025-5067)

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 137.0.7151.40 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?1563716e

https://crbug.com/411573532

https://crbug.com/40058068

https://crbug.com/40059071

https://crbug.com/356658477

https://crbug.com/40075024

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 237120

File Name: macosx_google_chrome_137_0_7151_40.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 5/22/2025

Updated: 6/5/2025

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-2025-5063

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: 5/21/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/21/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-5063, CVE-2025-5064, CVE-2025-5065, CVE-2025-5066, CVE-2025-5067

IAVA: 2025-A-0377-S, 2025-A-0381-S