Google Chrome up to 79.0.3945.130 PDFium PDF File uninitialized resource

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Google Chrome. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component PDFium. Such manipulation as part of PDF File leads to use of uninitialized resource. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2020-6398. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component PDFium. The manipulation as part of a PDF File leads to a use of uninitialized resource vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-1187. This entry has been deprecated because it was a duplicate of CWE-908. All content has been transferred to CWE-908. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Use of uninitialized data in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 80.0.3987.87 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted PDF file.

The weakness was presented 02/11/2020. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-6398 since 01/08/2020. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 02/12/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

Upgrading to version 80.0.3987.87 eliminates this vulnerability.

See VDB-150012, VDB-150011, VDB-150010 and VDB-150009 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use of uninitialized resource
CWE: CWE-1187 / CWE-908
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 80.0.3987.87

Timelineinfo

01/08/2020 🔍
02/11/2020 +34 days 🔍
02/12/2020 +1 days 🔍
05/10/2025 +1914 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: RHSA-2020:0514
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-6398 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-6398
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-150008
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/12/2020 07:47
Updated: 05/10/2025 14:22
Changes: 02/12/2020 07:47 (40), 02/12/2020 07:52 (18), 03/30/2024 10:44 (19), 05/10/2025 14:22 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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