CVE-2020-16040

Public Exploit

Description

Insufficient data validation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 87.0.4280.88 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 78.67% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory googleblog.com Vendor Advisory crbug.com
Affected: Google Chrome
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html release notes vendor advisory
https://crbug.com/1150649 issue tracking patch vendor advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162087/Google-Chrome-86.0.4240-V8-Remote-Code-Execution.html broken link
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162106/Google-Chrome-86.0.4240-V8-Remote-Code-Execution.html exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162144/Google-Chrome-SimplfiedLowering-Integer-Overflow.html third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-16040?
CVE-2020-16040 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-16040?
To fix CVE-2020-16040, 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-2020-16040 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-16040 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~79% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-16040?
CVE-2020-16040 affects Google Chrome.
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