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Google Chrome Security Updates (stable-channel-update-for-desktop_4-2021-02) - Mac OS X

🗓️ 09 Feb 2021 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone AGType 
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Google Chrome heap buffer overflow vulnerability, affects Mac OS X version prior to 88.0.4324.15

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only


CPE = "cpe:/a:google:chrome";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.817593");
  script_version("2025-09-19T15:40:40+0000");
  script_xref(name:"CISA", value:"Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) catalog");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2021-21148");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.8");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-09-19 15:40:40 +0000 (Fri, 19 Sep 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2021-05-17 19:56:00 +0000 (Mon, 17 May 2021)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-02-09 10:45:50 +0530 (Tue, 09 Feb 2021)");
  script_name("Google Chrome Security Updates (stable-channel-update-for-desktop_4-2021-02) - Mac OS X");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Google Chrome is prone to a heap buffer overflow vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present
  on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw exists due to heap buffer overflow in V8.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow
  attackers to take control of an affected system.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Google Chrome version
  prior to 88.0.4324.150 on Mac OS X.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade to Google Chrome version
  88.0.4324.150 or later.
  Please see the references for more information.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/02/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_4.html");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("General");
  script_dependencies("gb_google_chrome_detect_macosx.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("GoogleChrome/MacOSX/Version");
  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if(!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe:CPE, exit_no_version:TRUE)) exit(0);
chr_ver = infos["version"];
chr_path = infos["location"];

if(version_is_less(version:chr_ver, test_version:"88.0.4324.150"))
{
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:chr_ver, fixed_version:"88.0.4324.150", install_path:chr_path);
  security_message(data:report);
  exit(0);
}
exit(99);

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19 Sep 2025 00:00Current
9.3High risk
Vulners AI Score9.3
CVSS 26.8
CVSS 3.18.8
EPSS0.19968
SSVC
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