CVE-2020-6426

Public Exploit

Description

Inappropriate implementation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 80.0.3987.149 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 1.98% Top 20%
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Affected: Google Chrome
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_18.html vendor advisory
https://crbug.com/1052647 issue tracking patch exploit third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00028.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4645 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JWANFIR3PYAL5RJQ4AO3ZS2DYMSF2ZGZ/ vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-53 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2DDNOAGIX5D77TTHT6YPMVJ5WTXTCQEI/ vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00037.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6IOHSO6BUKC6I66J5PZOMAGFVJ66ZS57/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-6426?
CVE-2020-6426 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-6426?
To fix CVE-2020-6426, 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-2020-6426 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-6426 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-6426?
CVE-2020-6426 affects Google Chrome.
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