HIGH

CVE-2020-16013

Google Chrome 2021-01-08 CVSS v3.1

CVSS

8.8

KEV

Description

Inappropriate implementation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.198 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Summary dbcve.org

Inappropriate implementation in the V8 JavaScript engine in Google Chrome prior to version 86.0.4240.198 allowed a remote attacker to exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.

Mitigation

Update Google Chrome to version 86.0.4240.198 or later to remediate the V8 heap corruption vulnerability.

Weakness (CWE)

CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

EPSS Score

2.75%

Probability of exploitation in next 30 days

85.6th percentile

References

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_11.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://crbug.com/1147206 Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-16013 US Government Resource

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