Google Chrome up to 85.0.4183.121 Audio use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Google Chrome. This affects an unknown part of the component Audio Handler. This manipulation causes use after free. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-15972. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Audio Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 11/03/2020. The advisory is shared at chromereleases.googleblog.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-15972. The exploitation appears to be easy. 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 10/10/2024). 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). 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

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 8.8
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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: 208648
Nessus Name: CentOS 6 : chromium-browser (RHSA-2020:4235)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: Chrome 86.0.4240.75

Timelineinfo

07/27/2020 🔍
11/03/2020 +99 days 🔍
11/03/2020 +0 days 🔍
05/04/2025 +1643 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: chromereleases.googleblog.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-15972 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-15972
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-164221

Entryinfo

Created: 11/03/2020 09:33
Updated: 05/04/2025 19:43
Changes: 11/03/2020 09:33 (39), 12/01/2020 15:49 (2), 12/01/2020 15:54 (18), 10/10/2024 11:58 (18), 05/04/2025 19:43 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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