Vulnerability · Published Nov 3, 2020 · Assigned by Chrome
CVE-2020-15988
Medium 6.3
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 68% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 31.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Insufficient policy enforcement in downloads in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 86.0.4240.75 allowed a remote attacker who convinced the user to open files to execute arbitrary code 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-2020-15988 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 87.0.4280.88-0.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-15988 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | 87.0.4280.88-0.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-15988 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://crbug.com/1092518 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