Vulnerability · Published Nov 3, 2020 · Assigned by Chrome
CVE-2020-15978
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 1.5% (higher than 75% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.5%top 25.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Insufficient data validation in navigation in Google Chrome on Android prior to 86.0.4240.75 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to bypass navigation restrictions 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-2020-15978 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 87.0.4280.88-0.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-15978 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | 87.0.4280.88-0.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-15978 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://crbug.com/1116280 x_refsource_MISC
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1829 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE
- FEDORA-2020-127d40f1ab vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2020-8aca25b5c8 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2020-4e8e48da22 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- DSA-4824 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
- GLSA-202101-30 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO