CVE-2020-15995

Description

Out of bounds write in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.99 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 1.31% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory googleblog.com
Affected: Google Chrome
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/10/chrome-for-android-update_31.html release notes vendor advisory
https://crbug.com/1132111 permissions required
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-05 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4832 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VVUWIJKZTZTG6G475OR6PP4WPQBVM6PS/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z6P6AVVFP7B2M4H7TJQBASRZIBLOTUFN/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-15995?
CVE-2020-15995 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-15995?
To fix CVE-2020-15995, 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-2020-15995 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-15995 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-2020-15995?
CVE-2020-15995 affects Google Chrome.
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