Out-of-bounds read in Google Chrome - CVE-2020-16041
Published: December 2, 2020 / Updated: December 5, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU48787
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-16041
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the networking component in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted web page, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and gain access to sensitive information.
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-2020-16041
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