Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Google Chrome - CVE-2020-6574

CSH
CYBERSECURITY HELP
Sign In REGISTER
 
Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU46421

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Google Chrome - CVE-2020-6574

Published: September 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU46421
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-2020-6574
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient policy enforcement in installer in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website, bypass implemented security measures and compromise the affected system.


Affected software

Google Chrome
Arch 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
chromium (Debian package)
chromium-browser (Red Hat package)
chromium-browser-debuginfo (Red Hat package)
chromium

How to mitigate CVE-2020-6574

Update to version 85.0.4183.102.

Google Chrome - update to 85.0.4183.102
chromium (Debian package) - update to 87.0.4280.88-0.4~deb10u1
chromium-browser (Red Hat package) - update to 85.0.4183.102-1.el6_10
chromium-browser-debuginfo (Red Hat package) - update to 85.0.4183.102-1.el6_10
chromium - addressed in versions 85.0.4183.102-1.el7, 85.0.4183.102-1.el8, 85.0.4183.102-1.fc31, 85.0.4183.102-1.fc32, 85.0.4183.102-1.fc33, 85.0.4183.121-1.el7, 85.0.4183.121-1.el8, 85.0.4183.121-1.fc31, 85.0.4183.121-1.fc33

External References

Related Security Bulletins