Use-after-free in Google Chrome - CVE-2020-6463
Published: June 19, 2020 / Updated: July 30, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU29152
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-6463
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Chrome
Google Chrome
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free error in ANGLE in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-6463
Install update from vendor's website.