Vulnerability · Published May 21, 2020 · Assigned by Chrome
CVE-2020-6458
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 72% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.4%top 28.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Out of bounds read and write in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 81.0.4044.122 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 | 83.0.4103.83-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6458 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 83.0.4103.83-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6458 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | 83.0.4103.83-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6458 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://crbug.com/1067270 x_refsource_MISC
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_21.html x_refsource_MISC
- DSA-4714 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1044 x_refsource_MISC