Google Chrome up to 84.0.4147.105 Blink use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Google Chrome. This affects an unknown part of the component Blink. Performing a manipulation results in use after free. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-6552. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Google Chrome (Web Browser). This affects an unknown code of the component Blink. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Use after free in Blink 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). It is possible to read the advisory at chromereleases.googleblog.com. The advisory contains:

This update includes 15 security fixes.
This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-6552. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for 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 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). Further details are available at us-cert.cisa.gov. Similar entries are available at VDB-159965, VDB-159966, VDB-159967 and VDB-159968. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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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 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-2020-6552 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-6552
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-159975
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/17/2020 21:33
Updated: 05/05/2025 05:18
Changes: 08/17/2020 21:33 (45), 08/17/2020 21:38 (17), 11/10/2020 08:52 (1), 10/14/2024 11:23 (19), 05/05/2025 05:18 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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