What is CVE-2020-16044?

CVE-2020-16044 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-02-09.

How severe is CVE-2020-16044?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Use After Free in Google Chrome

CVE-2020-16044

Use after free in WebRTC in Google Chrome prior to 88.0.4324.96 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted SCTP packet.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.013 (67.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Chrome — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free
CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-16044?: CVE-2020-16044 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-02-09.
How severe is CVE-2020-16044?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.