Improperly implemented security check for standard in Google Chrome - CVE-2020-6479

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Improperly implemented security check for standard in Google Chrome - CVE-2020-6479

Published: May 19, 2020 / Updated: May 19, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU28087
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-6479
CWE-ID: CWE-358
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect implementation in sharing in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it and gain access to sensitive information.


Affected software

Google Chrome
Gentoo Linux
Arch Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Fedora
SUSE Linux
Opensuse
chromium (Debian package)
chromium-browser-debuginfo (Red Hat package)
chromium-browser (Red Hat package)
chromium

How to mitigate CVE-2020-6479

Update to version 83.0.4103.61.

Google Chrome - update to 83.0.4103.61
chromium (Debian package) - update to 83.0.4103.116-1~deb10u1
chromium-browser-debuginfo (Red Hat package) - update to 83.0.4103.97-1.el6_10
chromium-browser (Red Hat package) - update to 83.0.4103.97-1.el6_10
chromium - addressed in versions 83.0.4103.106-1.el7, 83.0.4103.106-1.el8, 83.0.4103.106-1.fc31, 83.0.4103.106-1.fc32, 83.0.4103.116-3.el7, 83.0.4103.116-3.el8, 83.0.4103.116-3.fc31, 83.0.4103.116-3.fc32

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