High severity · published Nov 3, 2020
CVE-2020-16009
Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability
In wildKEV
8.8
CVSS
48.3%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)48.3% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Nov 3, 2021
Federal remediation dueMay 3, 2022
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CH
Chrome · Google
before 86.0.4240.183 · source: vendor, NVD
BS
Backports Sle · Opensuse
15.0; 15.0 · source: NVD
CE
Cefsharp · Cefsharp
before 86.0.241 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
10.0 · source: NVD
ED
Edge · Microsoft
before 86.0.622.63 · source: NVD
EC
Edge Chromium · Microsoft
before 86.0.4240.183 · source: NVD
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
32; 33 · source: NVD
LE
Leap · Opensuse
15.1; 15.2 · source: NVD
CV
Chromium V8 · Google
All versions, or not specified · source: KEV
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16009
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-16009
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
x_refsource_MISC
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
x_refsource_MISC
https://crbug.com/1143772
vendor-advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00016.html
vendor-advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00017.html
x_refsource_MISC
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159974/Chrome-V8-Turbofan-Type-Confusion.html
vendor-advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-12
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