Google Chrome up to 87.0.4280.65 Firewall Controls protection mechanism

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Google Chrome up to 87.0.4280.65. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Firewall Controls. The manipulation leads to protection mechanism. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-16022. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Google Chrome up to 87.0.4280.65 (Web Browser). This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component Firewall Controls. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a protection mechanism vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-693. The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 01/09/2021. The advisory is available at crbug.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-16022. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/24/2024). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 209562 (Google Chrome < 87.0.4280.67 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 87.0.4280.66 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (209562). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB 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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Exploitinginfo

Class: Protection mechanism
CWE: CWE-693
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 209562
Nessus Name: Google Chrome < 87.0.4280.67 Multiple Vulnerabilities

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Chrome 87.0.4280.66

Timelineinfo

07/27/2020 🔍
01/09/2021 +166 days 🔍
01/09/2021 +0 days 🔍
05/04/2025 +1576 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: crbug.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2020-16022 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-16022
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-167482

Entryinfo

Created: 01/09/2021 12:55
Updated: 05/04/2025 14:24
Changes: 01/09/2021 12:55 (40), 02/10/2021 15:50 (5), 02/10/2021 15:54 (18), 10/24/2024 05:19 (17), 05/04/2025 14:24 (3)
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