Actively exploited · Published Jan 8, 2021 · Assigned by Chrome
CVE-2020-16013
High 8.8 Exploited
In plain English
A high-severity out-of-bounds write in Chrome from Google. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on November 3, 2021). The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.8% (higher than 86% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)2.8%top 13.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildYesCISA KEV since Nov 3, 2021
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
CISA guidance
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Federal agencies must remediate by May 3, 2022.
Official description
Inappropriate implementation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.198 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-2020-16013 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 87.0.4280.88-0.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-16013 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | 87.0.4280.88-0.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-16013 |
| NuGet | cefsharp.common | 86.0.241 | GHSA-x7fx-mcc9-27j7 |
| NuGet | cefsharp.winforms | 86.0.241 | GHSA-x7fx-mcc9-27j7 |
| NuGet | cefsharp.wpf | 86.0.241 | GHSA-x7fx-mcc9-27j7 |
| NuGet | cefsharp.wpf.hwndhost | 86.0.241 | GHSA-x7fx-mcc9-27j7 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://crbug.com/1147206 x_refsource_MISC
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_11.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-16013 government-resource