Integer overflow in Google Chrome - CVE-2020-6381

 

Integer overflow in Google Chrome - CVE-2020-6381

Published: February 5, 2020 / Updated: February 5, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU24921
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-6381
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in JavaScript engine. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.



Affected software

Google Chrome
Arch Linux
Gentoo Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing
Fedora
SUSE Linux
Opensuse
SUSE Package Hub for SUSE Linux Enterprise
chromium (Debian package)
www-client/chromium
www-client/google-chrome
chromium

How to mitigate CVE-2020-6381

Install updates from vendor's website.

Google Chrome - update to 80.0.3987.87
chromium (Debian package) - update to 80.0.3987.132-1~deb10u1
www-client/chromium - update to 80.0.3987.132
www-client/google-chrome - update to 80.0.3987.132
chromium - addressed in versions 80.0.3987.132-1.el8, 80.0.3987.132-1.fc30, 80.0.3987.132-1.fc31, 80.0.3987.149-1.el8, 80.0.3987.149-1.fc30, 80.0.3987.162-1.el8, 80.0.3987.163-1.el8, 81.0.4044.113-1.el8, 81.0.4044.113-2.el8, 81.0.4044.122-1.el8, 81.0.4044.138-1.el8

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