Google Chrome up to 81.0.4044.138 Reader Mode use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Google Chrome. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Reader Mode. This manipulation causes use after free. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2020-6465. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Google Chrome (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Reader Mode. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Use after free in reader mode in Google Chrome on Android prior to 83.0.4103.61 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.

The weakness was published 05/19/2020 as Stable Channel Update for Desktop, May 2020 as confirmed blog post (Website). The advisory is shared at chromereleases.googleblog.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-6465. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 10/14/2024). 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 208592 (CentOS 6 : chromium-browser (RHSA-2020:2544)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 83.0.4103.61 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (208592). Similar entries are available at VDB-155486, VDB-155487, VDB-155488 and VDB-155489. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.8

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 9.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 208592
Nessus Name: CentOS 6 : chromium-browser (RHSA-2020:2544)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 83.0.4103.61

Timelineinfo

01/08/2020 🔍
05/19/2020 +132 days 🔍
05/19/2020 +0 days 🔍
05/21/2020 +2 days 🔍
05/06/2025 +1811 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: Stable Channel Update for Desktop, May 2020
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2020-6465 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-6465
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-155485
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/21/2020 16:27
Updated: 05/06/2025 04:07
Changes: 05/21/2020 16:27 (46), 05/21/2020 16:32 (18), 10/18/2020 21:46 (1), 10/14/2024 15:28 (19), 05/06/2025 04:07 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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