Google Chrome < 54.0.2840.87 RCE

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 9789

Synopsis

The remote host is utilizing a web browser that is affected by a remote code execution (RCE) attack vector.

Description

The version of Google Chrome installed on the remote host is prior to 54.0.2840.87, and is affected by an out-of-bounds access flaw that is triggered when handling stable map assumption for globals. This may allow a context-dependent attacker to crash a process linked against the library or potentially execute arbitrary code.

Solution

Update the Chrome browser to 54.0.2840.87 or later.

See Also

https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_9.html,https://www.scmagazine.com/google-issues-latest-fixes-for-chrome-desktop-version/article/572377

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 9789

Family: Web Clients

Published: 11/18/2016

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:google:chrome

Patch Publication Date: 11/9/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/21/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-5198