Improperly implemented security check for standard in Google Chrome - CVE-2020-16029

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Improperly implemented security check for standard in Google Chrome - CVE-2020-16029

Published: November 17, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU48497
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-2020-16029
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 PDFium 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
Fedora
chromium (Debian package)
chromium

How to mitigate CVE-2020-16029

Update to version 87.0.4280.66.

Google Chrome - update to 87.0.4280.66
chromium (Debian package) - update to 87.0.4280.88-0.4~deb10u1
chromium - addressed in versions 87.0.4280.66-1.el7, 87.0.4280.66-1.el8, 87.0.4280.66-1.fc32, 87.0.4280.66-1.fc33, 87.0.4280.88-1.el7, 87.0.4280.88-1.el8

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