Vulnerability · Published Jan 8, 2021 · Assigned by Chrome
CVE-2020-16041
High 8.1
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 2.1% (higher than 82% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)2.1%top 18.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Out of bounds read in networking in Google Chrome prior to 87.0.4280.88 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory 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-2020-16041 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 87.0.4280.88-0.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-16041 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | 87.0.4280.88-0.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-16041 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://crbug.com/1151865 x_refsource_MISC
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161581/Chrome-DataElement-Out-Of-Bounds-Read.html x_refsource_MISC