CVE-2020-15979

Public Exploit

Description

Inappropriate implementation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.75 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.49% Top 20%
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Affected: Google Chrome
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html release notes vendor advisory
https://crbug.com/1127319 issue tracking patch vendor advisory exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00016.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4GWCWNHTTYOH6HSFUXPGPBB6J6JYZHZE/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/24QFL4C3AZKMFVL7LVSYMU2DNE5VVUGS/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SC3U3H6AISVZB5PLZLLNF4HMQ4UFFL7M/ vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4824 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-30 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-15979?
CVE-2020-15979 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-15979?
To fix CVE-2020-15979, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-15979 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-15979 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-15979?
CVE-2020-15979 affects Google Chrome.
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