Vulnerability in Google Chrome
CVE-2020-15999
Heap buffer overflow in Freetype in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.111 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
EPSS: 0.930 (99.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Google Chrome — versions unspecified
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on . CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.
BOD 22-01 due date: .
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- crbug.com/1139963
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_20.html
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1829 (vendor-advisory)
- FEDORA-2020-6b35849edd (vendor-advisory)
- GLSA-202011-12 (vendor-advisory)
- 20201118 TCMalloc viewer/dumper - TCMalloc Inspector Tool (mailing-list)
- GLSA-202012-04 (vendor-advisory)
- DSA-4824 (vendor-advisory)
- googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/p/rca-cve-2020-15999.html
- GLSA-202401-19 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-15999?
- CVE-2020-15999 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome. Published 2020-11-03.
- Is CVE-2020-15999 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2020-15999 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-11-03), indicating it is being actively exploited. 30 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.