Vulnerability in Google Chrome
CVE-2020-16040
Insufficient data validation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 87.0.4280.88 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
EPSS: 0.741 (98.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Google Chrome — versions unspecified
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html (x_refsource_MISC)
- crbug.com/1150649 (x_refsource_MISC)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/162087/Google-Chrome-86.0.4240-V8-Remote-Code-Exe… (x_refsource_MISC)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/162106/Google-Chrome-86.0.4240-V8-Remote-Code-Exe… (x_refsource_MISC)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/162144/Google-Chrome-SimplfiedLowering-Integer-Ov… (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-16040?
- CVE-2020-16040 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome. Published 2021-01-08.
- Is CVE-2020-16040 known to be exploited?
- 28 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.