Buffer overflow in Google Chrome
CVE-2020-16005
Insufficient policy enforcement in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.183 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.017 (75.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 75.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome — versions unspecified
- Debian Linux — versions 10.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 32, 33
- openSUSE Backports Sle — versions 15.0
- openSUSE Leap — versions 15.1, 15.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- crbug.com/1139398 (Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00016.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00017.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-12 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4824 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-16005?
- CVE-2020-16005 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-11-03.
- How severe is CVE-2020-16005?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-16005 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.