Vulnerability · Published Jun 3, 2020 · Assigned by Chrome
CVE-2020-6495
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 1.1% (higher than 66% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.5Medium
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
Insufficient policy enforcement in developer tools in Google Chrome prior to 83.0.4103.97 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | chromium | 83.0.4103.106-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6495 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 83.0.4103.106-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6495 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | 83.0.4103.106-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6495 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://crbug.com/1072116 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
- DSA-4714 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN