CVE-2020-16009

Known Exploited Public Exploit

Description

Inappropriate implementation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.183 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Categories

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 79.67% Top 5%
KEV Since 
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory googleblog.com
Affected: Google Chrome
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html release notes vendor advisory
https://crbug.com/1143772 issue tracking exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00016.html mailing list broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00017.html mailing list broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159974/Chrome-V8-Turbofan-Type-Confusion.html exploit vdb entry third party advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-12 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SC3U3H6AISVZB5PLZLLNF4HMQ4UFFL7M/ release notes vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S4XYJ7B6OXHZNYSA5J3DBUOFEC6WCAGW/ release notes vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4824 mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-16009?
CVE-2020-16009 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-16009?
To fix CVE-2020-16009, 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-2020-16009 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is confirmed that CVE-2020-16009 is actively exploited. Be extra cautious if you are using vulnerable components. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~80% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-16009?
CVE-2020-16009 affects Google Chrome.
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