Google Chrome up to 85.0.4183.121 NFC use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Google Chrome. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component NFC. The manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-15970. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component NFC. 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 weakness was shared 11/03/2020. It is possible to read the advisory at chromereleases.googleblog.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-15970. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. 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 10/10/2024). 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 208648 (CentOS 6 : chromium-browser (RHSA-2020:4235)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 86.0.4240.75 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (208648). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 208648
Nessus Name: CentOS 6 : chromium-browser (RHSA-2020:4235)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Chrome 86.0.4240.75

Timelineinfo

07/27/2020 🔍
11/03/2020 +99 days 🔍
11/03/2020 +0 days 🔍
10/10/2024 +1437 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: chromereleases.googleblog.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-15970 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-15970
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-164219

Entryinfo

Created: 11/03/2020 09:32
Updated: 10/10/2024 11:58
Changes: 11/03/2020 09:32 (39), 12/01/2020 15:27 (2), 12/01/2020 15:32 (18), 10/10/2024 11:58 (18)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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