VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-6542

Use after free in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 84.0.4147.125 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

HIGH 8.8EPSS 2.03%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.03%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Use after free in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 84.0.4147.125 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 2.03% probability · 80th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-416, CWE-787
Affected: google/chrome · debian/debian linux · fedoraproject/fedora
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com

References

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://crbug.com/1107433Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EE7XWIZBME7JAY7N6CGPET4CLNHHEIVT/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-30Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4824Third Party Advisory
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1127Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://crbug.com/1107433Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EE7XWIZBME7JAY7N6CGPET4CLNHHEIVT/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-30Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4824Third Party Advisory
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1127Technical Description, Third Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.