Buffer overflow in Google Chrome
CVE-2020-16011
Heap buffer overflow in UI in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 86.0.4240.183 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.024 (84.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 84.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.024 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome — versions unspecified
- Microsoft Windows
- Debian Linux — versions 10.0
- openSUSE Backports Sle — versions 15.0
- openSUSE Leap — versions 15.1, 15.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- crbug.com/1144489 (Permissions Required, 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)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/159975/Chrome-ConvertToJavaBitmap-Heap-Buffer-Ove… (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4824 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-16011?
- CVE-2020-16011 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2020-11-03.
- How severe is CVE-2020-16011?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.