[ GLSA 201408-16 ] Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201408-16)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: August 30, 2014
Bug(s): #504328, #504890, #507212, #508788, #510288, #510904, #512944, #517304, #519788, #521276
ID: 201408-16

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Chromium, the worst of
which can allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.


Background

Chromium is an open-source web browser project.

Affected Packages

Package: www-client/chromium
Vulnerable: < 37.0.2062.94
Unaffected: >= 37.0.2062.94
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Chromium. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.


Impact

A remote attacker could conduct a number of attacks which include: cross
site scripting attacks, bypassing of sandbox protection, potential
execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, or cause
a Denial of Service condition.


Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All chromium users should upgrade to the latest version: