Google Chrome up to 84.0.4147.105 ANGLE use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Google Chrome. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component ANGLE. The manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2020-6542. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is 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 ANGLE. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Use after free in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 84.0.4147.125 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

The weakness was published 08/10/2020 as Stable Channel Update for Desktop - August 2020 (Website). The advisory is shared at chromereleases.googleblog.com. The advisory contains:

This update includes 15 security fixes.
The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-6542. 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. 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 208603 (CentOS 6 : chromium-browser (RHSA-2020:3560)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 84.0.4147.125 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 (208603). us-cert.cisa.gov is providing further details. Similar entries are available at VDB-159966, VDB-159967, VDB-159968 and VDB-159969. 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: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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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: 208603
Nessus Name: CentOS 6 : chromium-browser (RHSA-2020:3560)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 84.0.4147.125

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01/08/2020 🔍
08/10/2020 +215 days 🔍
08/10/2020 +0 days 🔍
08/17/2020 +7 days 🔍
05/05/2025 +1722 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: Stable Channel Update for Desktop - August 2020
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-6542 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-6542
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-159965
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/17/2020 21:30
Updated: 05/05/2025 06:23
Changes: 08/17/2020 21:30 (45), 08/17/2020 21:35 (17), 11/10/2020 07:51 (1), 10/14/2024 08:29 (19), 05/05/2025 06:23 (3)
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