Google Chrome up to 85.0.4183.102 Media HTML Page out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Media Handler. This manipulation as part of HTML Page causes out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2020-15964. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Google Chrome (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Media Handler. The manipulation as part of a HTML Page leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Insufficient data validation in media in Google Chrome prior to 85.0.4183.121 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

The weakness was disclosed 09/21/2020 (Website). The advisory is shared at chromereleases.googleblog.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-15964 since 07/27/2020. 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 10/13/2024). 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 208612 (CentOS 6 : chromium-browser (RHSA-2020:4206)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 85.0.4183.121 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (208612). The entries VDB-161673, VDB-161674, VDB-161675 and VDB-161676 are pretty similar. 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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Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 208612
Nessus Name: CentOS 6 : chromium-browser (RHSA-2020:4206)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 85.0.4183.121

Timelineinfo

07/27/2020 🔍
09/21/2020 +56 days 🔍
09/22/2020 +1 days 🔍
05/05/2025 +1686 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: chromereleases.googleblog.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-15964 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-15964
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-161677
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/22/2020 06:46
Updated: 05/05/2025 03:10
Changes: 09/22/2020 06:46 (42), 09/22/2020 06:51 (18), 10/13/2024 10:33 (19), 05/05/2025 03:10 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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