Google Chrome up to 86.0.4240.111 v8 heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Google Chrome. This impacts an unknown function of the component v8. The manipulation results in heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-16006. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Google Chrome (Web Browser). Affected is some unknown functionality of the component v8. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 11/03/2020. The advisory is available at chromereleases.googleblog.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-16006. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/15/2024). 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 208572 (CentOS 6 : chromium-browser (RHSA-2020:4974)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 86.0.4240.183 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (208572). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit 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: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / 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: 208572
Nessus Name: CentOS 6 : chromium-browser (RHSA-2020:4974)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 86.0.4240.183

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-2020-16006 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-16006
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-164250

Entryinfo

Created: 11/03/2020 10:37
Updated: 05/04/2025 18:02
Changes: 11/03/2020 10:37 (39), 12/01/2020 20:28 (2), 12/01/2020 20:34 (18), 10/15/2024 18:33 (18), 05/04/2025 18:02 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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