Use After Free in Google Chrome
CVE-2020-6454
Use after free in extensions in Google Chrome prior to 81.0.4044.92 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted Chrome Extension.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
EPSS: 0.014 (69.7th 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
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 9.0, 10.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 30, 31, 32
- Opensuse Backports_sle — versions 15.0
- Opensuse Leap — versions 15.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-6454?
- CVE-2020-6454 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-04-13.
- How severe is CVE-2020-6454?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-6454 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.