Buffer overflow in Google Chrome
CVE-2020-6523
Out of bounds write in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 84.0.4147.89 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow
EPSS: 0.027 (84.5th 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 10.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 31, 32
- Opensuse Backports_sle — versions 15.0
- Opensuse Leap — versions 15.1, 15.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
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)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- 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, 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 (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-6523?
- CVE-2020-6523 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-07-22.
- How severe is CVE-2020-6523?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.