Google Chrome up to 87.0.4280.66 V8 uninitialized pointer

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Google Chrome. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component V8. Such manipulation leads to uninitialized pointer. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2020-16042. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Google Chrome (Web Browser). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component V8. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uninitialized pointer vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-824. The product accesses or uses a pointer that has not been initialized. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 12/02/2020. The advisory is shared for download at chromereleases.googleblog.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-16042. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (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 208652 (CentOS 7 : firefox (RHSA-2020:5561)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 87.0.4280.88 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (208652). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Uninitialized pointer
CWE: CWE-824 / CWE-908
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 208652
Nessus Name: CentOS 7 : firefox (RHSA-2020:5561)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 87.0.4280.88

Timelineinfo

07/27/2020 🔍
12/02/2020 +128 days 🔍
12/02/2020 +0 days 🔍
12/07/2020 +5 days 🔍
05/04/2025 +1609 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: chromereleases.googleblog.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-16042 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-16042
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-165656

Entryinfo

Created: 12/07/2020 07:44
Updated: 05/04/2025 17:08
Changes: 12/07/2020 07:44 (39), 12/13/2020 03:05 (4), 10/10/2024 01:53 (18), 05/04/2025 17:08 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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