Buffer overflow in Google Chrome
CVE-2020-6426
Inappropriate implementation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 80.0.3987.149 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
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:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.029 (86.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.029 · newest: 0.029 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome — versions unspecified
- Debian Linux — versions 9.0, 10.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 30, 31, 32
- openSUSE Backports Sle — versions 15.0
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop — versions 12
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server — versions 12
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_18.html (Vendor Advisory)
- crbug.com/1052647 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00028.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4645 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-53 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00037.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-6426?
- CVE-2020-6426 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-03-23.
- How severe is CVE-2020-6426?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.