Vulnerability · Published Sep 21, 2020 · Assigned by Chrome
CVE-2020-15959
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Chrome from Google. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 69% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 30.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Insufficient policy enforcement in networking in Google Chrome prior to 85.0.4183.102 allowed an attacker who convinced the user to enable logging to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via social engineering.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | chromium | 87.0.4280.88-0.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-15959 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 87.0.4280.88-0.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-15959 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | 87.0.4280.88-0.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-15959 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://crbug.com/1122684 x_refsource_MISC
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html x_refsource_MISC
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1499 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1510 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1514 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE
- FEDORA-2020-2d994b986d vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2020-aea86f913e vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1713 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE
- DSA-4824 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
- GLSA-202101-30 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO