Vulnerability · Published Nov 3, 2020 · Assigned by Chrome
CVE-2020-15972
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-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 2.5% (higher than 85% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)2.5%top 15.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Use after free in audio in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.75 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | chromium | 87.0.4280.88-0.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-15972 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 87.0.4280.88-0.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-15972 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | 87.0.4280.88-0.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-15972 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- https://crbug.com/1115901
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1829 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2020-127d40f1ab vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2020-8aca25b5c8 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2020-4e8e48da22 vendor-advisory
- DSA-4824 vendor-advisory
- GLSA-202101-30 vendor-advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172842/Chrome-Renderer-Remote-Code-Execution.html