Use-after-free in Google Chrome - CVE-2020-16038
Published: December 2, 2020 / Updated: December 5, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU48784
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-2020-16038
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the media component in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Affected software
Google Chrome
Gentoo Linux
Arch Linux
Fedora
chromium (Debian package)
chromium
Gentoo Linux
Arch Linux
Fedora
chromium (Debian package)
chromium
How to mitigate CVE-2020-16038
Update to version 87.0.4280.88.
Google Chrome - update to 87.0.4280.88
chromium (Debian package) - update to 87.0.4280.88-0.4~deb10u1
chromium - addressed in versions 87.0.4280.88-1.el7, 87.0.4280.88-1.el8, 87.0.4280.88-1.fc32, 87.0.4280.88-1.fc33
chromium (Debian package) - update to 87.0.4280.88-0.4~deb10u1
chromium - addressed in versions 87.0.4280.88-1.el7, 87.0.4280.88-1.el8, 87.0.4280.88-1.fc32, 87.0.4280.88-1.fc33