Input validation error in Google Chrome - CVE-2020-16035
Published: November 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU48503
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-16035
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 cros-disks 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
Fedora
chromium (Debian package)
chromium
Fedora
chromium (Debian package)
chromium
How to mitigate CVE-2020-16035
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
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