Summary
The remote host is missing an update to chromium-browser announced via advisory DSA 2307-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%202307-1
Insight
Several vulnerabilities were discovered in the Chromium browser.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems:
CVE-2011-2818
Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to display box rendering.
CVE-2011-2800
Google Chrome before allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information about client-side redirect targets via a crafted web site.
CVE-2011-2359
Google Chrome does not properly track line boxes during rendering, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors that lead to a stale pointer.
Several unauthorised SSL certificates have been found in the wild issued for the DigiNotar Certificate Authority, obtained through a security compromise with said company.
This update blacklists SSL certificates issued by DigiNotar-controlled intermediate CAs used by the Dutch PKIoverheid program.
For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 6.0.472.63~r59945-5+squeeze6.
For the testing distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 13.0.782.220~r99552-1.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 13.0.782.220~r99552-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your chromium-browser packages.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2011-2359, CVE-2011-2800, CVE-2011-2818 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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