Vulnerability in Google Chrome
CVE-2020-16009
Inappropriate implementation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.183 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
EPSS: 0.844 (99.3th 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
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html (x_refsource_MISC)
- crbug.com/1143772 (x_refsource_MISC)
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1829 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1831 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/159974/Chrome-V8-Turbofan-Type-Confusion.html (x_refsource_MISC)
- GLSA-202011-12 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- FEDORA-2020-4e8e48da22 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
- FEDORA-2020-3e005ce2e0 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
- DSA-4824 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-16009?
- CVE-2020-16009 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome. Published 2020-11-03.
- Is CVE-2020-16009 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2020-16009 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-11-03), indicating it is being actively exploited. 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.