Input validation error in Google Chrome - CVE-2020-16043

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Input validation error in Google Chrome - CVE-2020-16043

Published: January 6, 2021 / Updated: January 7, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU49314
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-2020-16043
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 networking 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
Gentoo Linux
Arch Linux
Fedora
chromium (Debian package)
chromium

How to mitigate CVE-2020-16043

Update to version 87.0.4280.141.

Google Chrome - update to 87.0.4280.141
chromium (Debian package) - update to 87.0.4280.141-0.1~deb10u1
chromium - addressed in versions 87.0.4280.141-1.el7, 87.0.4280.141-1.el8, 87.0.4280.141-1.fc32, 87.0.4280.141-1.fc33, 88.0.4324.96-1.el7, 88.0.4324.96-1.el8, 88.0.4324.150-1.el7, 88.0.4324.150-1.el8

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