Vulnerability · Published Jul 22, 2020 · Assigned by Chrome
CVE-2020-6509
Critical 9.6
In plain English
A critical-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 0.8% (higher than 57% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.6Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 42.8% 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 83.0.4103.116 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted Chrome Extension.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | chromium | 83.0.4103.116-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-6509 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | chromium | 83.0.4103.116-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-6509 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | chromium | 83.0.4103.116-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-6509 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | chromium | 83.0.4103.116-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-6509 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | chromium | 83.0.4103.116-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-6509 |
| Debian:12 | chromium | 83.0.4103.116-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6509 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 83.0.4103.116-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6509 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | 83.0.4103.116-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6509 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://crbug.com/1092308 x_refsource_MISC
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_22.html x_refsource_MISC
- GLSA-202007-08 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1032 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE