Heap-based buffer overflow in Google Chrome - CVE-2020-6452

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Heap-based buffer overflow in Google Chrome - CVE-2020-6452

Published: April 1, 2020 / Updated: April 4, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU26497
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-6452
CWE-ID: CWE-122
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 a boundary error when processing web content in media component in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger heap-based buffer 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)
chromium-browser (Red Hat package)
chromium

How to mitigate CVE-2020-6452

Install updates from vendor's website.

Google Chrome - update to 80.0.3987.162
chromium (Debian package) - update to 80.0.3987.162-1~deb10u1
chromium-browser (Red Hat package) - update to 80.0.3987.162-1.el6_10
chromium - addressed in versions 80.0.3987.162-1.el7, 80.0.3987.162-1.el8, 80.0.3987.162-1.fc30, 80.0.3987.162-1.fc31, 80.0.3987.162-1.fc32, 80.0.3987.163-1.el7, 80.0.3987.163-1.el8, 80.0.3987.163-1.fc30, 80.0.3987.163-1.fc31, 81.0.4044.113-1.el7, 81.0.4044.113-1.el8, 81.0.4044.113-2.el7, 81.0.4044.113-2.el8, 81.0.4044.122-1.el7, 81.0.4044.122-1.el8, 81.0.4044.138-1.el7, 81.0.4044.138-1.el8

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