Google Chrome up to 86.0.4240.198 HTML Page heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Google Chrome. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component HTML Page Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-16015. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Chrome (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component HTML Page Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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(). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 01/09/2021. The advisory is shared for download at crbug.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-16015. 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 $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 10/24/2024). 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 209562 (Google Chrome < 87.0.4280.67 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 87.0.4280.66 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (209562). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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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: 209562
Nessus Name: Google Chrome < 87.0.4280.67 Multiple Vulnerabilities

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 87.0.4280.66

Timelineinfo

07/27/2020 🔍
01/09/2021 +166 days 🔍
01/09/2021 +0 days 🔍
05/04/2025 +1576 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: crbug.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2020-16015 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-16015
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-167476

Entryinfo

Created: 01/09/2021 12:33
Updated: 05/04/2025 14:24
Changes: 01/09/2021 12:33 (40), 02/10/2021 14:58 (5), 02/10/2021 15:01 (18), 10/24/2024 05:19 (18), 05/04/2025 14:24 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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