Google Chrome 'most insecure' internet browser: Report

 Google Chrome 'most insecure' internet browser: Report

Users can fix these by updating to Google Chrome version 106.0.5249.61.

• According to the report, Google Chrome is the only browser with new vulnerabilities in five days in October. The more recent ones are CVE-202203318, CVE-2022-3314, CVE-2022-3311, CVE-2022-3309 and CVE-2022-3307.

According to a new report by AtlasVPN, with 303 vulnerabilities and a total of 3,159 vulnerabilities as of 2022, Google Chrome has become the most vulnerable browser available.

The AtlasVPN report states that these figures are based on data from the VulDB vulnerability database from January 1, 2022 to October 5, 2022.

According to the report, Google Chrome is the only browser with new vulnerabilities in five days in October. The more recent ones are CVE-202203318, CVE-2022-3314, CVE-2022-3311, CVE-2022-3309 and CVE-2022-3307.

The CVE program tracks security flaws and vulnerabilities across multiple platforms. The database does not list the details of these flaws, but the report states that they can cause memory corruption on the computer.

Users can fix these by updating to Google Chrome version 106.0.5249.61. Reportedly, Mozilla's Firefox browser ranks second for vulnerabilities with 117.

Microsoft Edge was reported to have 103 vulnerabilities as of October 5, a 61% increase compared to the full year of 2021. In total, it had 806 vulnerabilities since its release.

Speaking of Safari, it has some of the lowest levels of vulnerabilities compared to others. The report said that in the first three quarters of 2022, it saw 26 vulnerabilities and its cumulative number of vulnerabilities stood at 1,139.

Notably, the Opera browser had no documented vulnerabilities so far in 2022 and there were only 344 total vulnerabilities.

As of May 2022, Safari has over a billion users, and Apple is working hard to ensure that its browser is secure and safe to use.

To recall, the national cyber agency CERT-In had issued a high severity warning for Google Chrome users. The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team, in its latest advisory, said that some Google Chrome versions on desktop were affected by multiple vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities can be exploited by a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, execute arbitrary code, or cause denials or conditions of service on target systems.

According to CERT-in, Google Chrome versions prior to 106.0.5249.61 for Mac/Linux and before 106.0.5249.61/62 for Windows were affected. The advisory dated September 30, 2022 was marked with a high severity ranking.