Google Chrome up to 79.0.3945.130 Omnibox Domain input validation

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6.2$5k-$25k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Google Chrome. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Omnibox. The manipulation leads to input validation (Domain). This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2020-6401. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Omnibox. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability (Domain). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Omnibox in Google Chrome prior to 80.0.3987.87 allowed a remote attacker to perform domain spoofing via IDN homographs via a crafted domain name.

The weakness was released 02/11/2020. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-6401 since 01/08/2020. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (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.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-150015, VDB-150014, VDB-150013 and VDB-150012. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Domain
Class: Input validation / Domain
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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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-2020-6401 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-6401
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-150011
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/12/2020 07:47
Updated: 05/10/2025 15:30
Changes: 02/12/2020 07:47 (40), 02/12/2020 07:52 (18), 03/30/2024 11:02 (19), 05/10/2025 15:30 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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