Buffer overflow in Google Chrome
CVE-2020-6530
Out of bounds memory access in developer tools in Google Chrome prior to 84.0.4147.89 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted Chrome Extension.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.015 (73.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 73.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome — versions unspecified
- 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
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- crbug.com/1016278 (Exploit, Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00069.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-08 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00007.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00018.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00041.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4824 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-6530?
- CVE-2020-6530 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-07-22.
- How severe is CVE-2020-6530?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.