Vulnerability · Published May 21, 2020 · Assigned by Chrome
CVE-2020-6491
Medium 6.5
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 1.5% (higher than 74% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.5%top 25.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Insufficient data validation in site information in Google Chrome prior to 83.0.4103.61 allowed a remote attacker to spoof security UI via a crafted domain name.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | chromium | 83.0.4103.83-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6491 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 83.0.4103.83-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6491 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | 83.0.4103.83-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6491 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_19.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://crbug.com/1050011 x_refsource_MISC
- GLSA-202006-02 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0823 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0832 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE
- FEDORA-2020-08561721ad vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- DSA-4714 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
- FEDORA-2020-77f89ab772 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA