CVE-2020-16040

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.

CVSS v3.0 6.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
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 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162144/Google-Chrome-SimplfiedLowering-Integer-Overflow.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2021-01-08 11:15

Updated : 2021-07-21 04:39

NVD link : CVE-2020-16040

Mitre link : CVE-2020-16040

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

CWE-190

Integer Overflow or Wraparound

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Products Affected

google

chrome

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