Buffer overflow in Google Chrome
CVE-2020-16024
Heap buffer overflow in UI in Google Chrome prior to 87.0.4280.66 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: 0.019 (79.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 79.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome — versions unspecified
- Google Chrome OS
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_17.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- crbug.com/1147430 (Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/161353/Chrome-SkBitmapOperations-UnPreMultiply-He… (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-16024?
- CVE-2020-16024 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2021-01-08.
- How severe is CVE-2020-16024?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.