What is CVE-2020-16042?

CVE-2020-16042 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Use of Uninitialized Resource. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-01-08.

How severe is CVE-2020-16042?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Chrome

CVE-2020-16042

Uninitialized Use in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 87.0.4280.88 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page.

EPSS: 0.009 (55.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Google Chrome — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-908 — Use of Uninitialized Resource

References

chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
chrome-cve-admin@google.com (Permissions Required, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-16042?: CVE-2020-16042 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Use of Uninitialized Resource. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-01-08.
How severe is CVE-2020-16042?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.