Google Chrome up to 84.0.4147.125 Swiftshader HTML Page out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Swiftshader. The manipulation as part of HTML Page leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2020-6556. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Swiftshader. The manipulation as part of a HTML Page leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Heap buffer overflow in SwiftShader in Google Chrome prior to 84.0.4147.135 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

The weakness was presented 09/21/2020 (Website). The advisory is shared at chromereleases.googleblog.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-6556 since 01/08/2020. 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 84.0.4147.135 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (208603). See VDB-161697, VDB-161696, VDB-161695 and VDB-161694 for similar entries. 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: 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: 208603
Nessus Name: CentOS 6 : chromium-browser (RHSA-2020:3560)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 84.0.4147.135

Timelineinfo

01/08/2020 🔍
09/21/2020 +257 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-2020-6556 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-6556
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-161693
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/22/2020 06:53
Updated: 05/05/2025 03:03
Changes: 09/22/2020 06:53 (42), 09/22/2020 06:58 (18), 10/14/2024 14:59 (19), 05/05/2025 03:03 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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