Google Chrome up to 86.0.4240.198 WebRTC heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome. It has been declared as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component WebRTC. Executing a manipulation can lead to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2020-16028. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component WebRTC. 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 presented 01/09/2021. The advisory is shared for download at crbug.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-16028. 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 10/26/2024). 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). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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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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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

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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-2020-16028 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-16028
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-167488

Entryinfo

Created: 01/09/2021 13:01
Updated: 05/04/2025 13:06
Changes: 01/09/2021 13:01 (40), 02/10/2021 16:41 (5), 02/10/2021 16:45 (18), 10/26/2024 23:15 (18), 05/04/2025 13:06 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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