CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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7.2 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component ANGLE. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Use after free in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 84.0.4147.125 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
The weakness was published 08/10/2020 as Stable Channel Update for Desktop - August 2020 (Website). The advisory is shared at chromereleases.googleblog.com. The advisory contains:
This update includes 15 security fixes.The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-6542. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/17/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.
Upgrading to version 84.0.4147.125 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
us-cert.cisa.gov is providing further details. Similar entries are available at 159966, 159967, 159968 and 159969.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 8.8
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Use after freeCWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Chrome 84.0.4147.125
Timeline
01/08/2020 🔍08/10/2020 🔍
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08/17/2020 🔍
11/10/2020 🔍
Sources
Vendor: google.comProduct: google.com
Advisory: Stable Channel Update for Desktop - August 2020
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2020-6542 (🔍)
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Entry
Created: 08/17/2020 21:30Updated: 11/10/2020 07:51
Changes: 08/17/2020 21:30 (45), 08/17/2020 21:35 (17), 11/10/2020 07:51 (1)
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