CVE-2020-16043

Description

Insufficient data validation in networking in Google Chrome prior to 87.0.4280.141 allowed a remote attacker to bypass discretionary access control via malicious network traffic.

8.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.62%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory googleblog.com

Affected: Google Chrome

References

Link	Tags
https://crbug.com/1148309	permissions required
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html	release notes vendor advisory
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-2020-16043?: CVE-2020-16043 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-16043?: To fix CVE-2020-16043, 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-2020-16043 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-16043 is being actively exploited. 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-2020-16043?: CVE-2020-16043 affects Google Chrome.

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