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CVE-2020-16009
- EPSS 78.73%
- Published 03.11.2020 03:15:15
- Last modified 30.07.2025 19:00:37
- Source chrome-cve-admin@google.com
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Inappropriate implementation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.183 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Microsoft ≫ Edge Chromium Version < 86.0.4240.183
Opensuse ≫ Backports Sle Version15.0 Updatesp1
Opensuse ≫ Backports Sle Version15.0 Updatesp2
Fedoraproject ≫ Fedora Version32
Fedoraproject ≫ Fedora Version33
Debian ≫ Debian Linux Version10.0
03.11.2021: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog
Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability
VulnerabilityGoogle Chromium V8 Engine contains a type confusion vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.
DescriptionApply updates per vendor instructions.
Required actions| Type | Source | Score | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPSS | FIRST.org | 78.73% | 0.99 |
| Source | Base Score | Exploit Score | Impact Score | Vector string |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nvd@nist.gov | 8.8 | 2.8 | 5.9 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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| nvd@nist.gov | 6.8 | 8.6 | 6.4 |
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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| 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | 8.8 | 2.8 | 5.9 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
CWE-843 Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')
The product allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type.