Input validation error in Google Chrome - CVE-2020-15964

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Input validation error in Google Chrome - CVE-2020-15964

Published: September 21, 2020 / Updated: September 22, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU46943
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 2.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15964
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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 insufficient validation of user-supplied input in media 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
Arch Linux
Gentoo Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Fedora
SUSE Linux
Opensuse
chromium (Debian package)
chromium-browser (Red Hat package)
chromium

How to mitigate CVE-2020-15964

Update to version 85.0.4183.121.

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

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