Vulnerability · Published Nov 3, 2020 · Assigned by Chrome
CVE-2020-16002
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 1.7% (higher than 77% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.7%top 23.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Use after free in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.111 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted PDF file.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | chromium | 87.0.4280.88-0.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-16002 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 87.0.4280.88-0.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-16002 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | 87.0.4280.88-0.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-16002 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_20.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://crbug.com/1137630 x_refsource_MISC
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1829 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE
- FEDORA-2020-127d40f1ab vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2020-8aca25b5c8 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2020-4e8e48da22 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- DSA-4824 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
- GLSA-202101-30 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO