Vulnerability · Published Apr 13, 2020 · Assigned by Chrome
CVE-2020-6454
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 1.4% (higher than 73% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.4%top 26.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Use after free in extensions in Google Chrome prior to 81.0.4044.92 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted Chrome Extension.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | chromium | 81.0.4044.92-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6454 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 81.0.4044.92-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6454 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | 81.0.4044.92-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6454 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_7.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://crbug.com/1019161 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