Vulnerability · Published May 21, 2020 · Assigned by Chrome
CVE-2020-6459
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 1.1% (higher than 66% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 34.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Use after free in payments in Google Chrome prior to 81.0.4044.122 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | chromium | 83.0.4103.83-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6459 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 83.0.4103.83-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6459 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | 83.0.4103.83-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6459 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_21.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://crbug.com/1065298 x_refsource_MISC
- DSA-4714 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN