Input validation error in Google Chrome - CVE-2020-16007

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Input validation error in Google Chrome - CVE-2020-16007

Published: November 2, 2020 / Updated: November 3, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU48095
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-16007
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in installer in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted webpage and execute arbitrary code on the system.


Affected software

Google Chrome
Arch Linux
SUSE Linux
Opensuse
chromium (Debian package)

How to mitigate CVE-2020-16007

Update to version 86.0.4240.183.

Google Chrome - update to 86.0.4240.183
chromium (Debian package) - update to 87.0.4280.88-0.4~deb10u1

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