Google Chrome up to 79.0.3945.130 on MacOS X Policy Enforcement input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Google Chrome on MacOS X. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Policy Enforcement. The manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2020-6402. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Google Chrome on MacOS X (Web Browser). Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Policy Enforcement. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Insufficient policy enforcement in downloads in Google Chrome on OS X prior to 80.0.3987.87 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Chrome Extension.

The weakness was disclosed 02/11/2020. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-6402 since 01/08/2020. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. 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 $5k-$25k (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.

The entries VDB-150016, VDB-150015, VDB-150014 and VDB-150013 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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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-2020-6402 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-6402
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-150012
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/12/2020 07:48
Updated: 05/10/2025 15:30
Changes: 02/12/2020 07:48 (40), 02/12/2020 07:53 (18), 03/30/2024 11:08 (19), 05/10/2025 15:30 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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