Vulnerability · Published Apr 13, 2020 · Assigned by Chrome
CVE-2020-6440
Medium 4.3
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)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 32.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Inappropriate implementation in extensions in Google Chrome prior to 81.0.4044.92 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to obtain potentially sensitive information via a crafted Chrome Extension.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | chromium | 81.0.4044.92-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6440 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 81.0.4044.92-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6440 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | 81.0.4044.92-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6440 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_7.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://crbug.com/894477 x_refsource_MISC
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0519 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0540 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE
- FEDORA-2020-b82a634e27 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2020-0e7f1b663b vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2020-da49fbb17c vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- DSA-4714 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN