Security Alert (A23-09-13): Multiple Vulnerabilities in Google Chrome


 

Published on: 18 September 2023

  
  

Description:

Google released a security update to address multiple vulnerabilities in Google Chrome. A remote attacker could entice a user to open a web page with specially crafted content on a vulnerable browser to exploit the vulnerabilities.

 

Affected Systems:

  • Google Chrome prior to version 117.0.5938.62

 

Impact:

Successful exploitation of the vulnerabilities could lead to security restriction bypass on an affected system.

 

Recommendation:

Users of affected systems should update the Google Chrome to version 117.0.5938.62 or later to address the issue. The update can be obtained through the auto-update mechanism or manually by visiting the "About Google Chrome" page. Concerned users should relaunch the Google Chrome to make the update effective.

 

More Information:

  • https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html
  • https://www.hkcert.org/security-bulletin/google-chrome-remote-code-execution-vulnerability_20230912
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-4900 (to CVE-2023-4909)


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