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CVE-2020-6418
- EPSS 86.79%
- Published 27.02.2020 23:15:12
- Last modified 05.02.2025 13:56:44
- Source chrome-cve-admin@google.com
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Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 80.0.3987.122 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Fedoraproject ≫ Fedora Version30
Fedoraproject ≫ Fedora Version31
Redhat ≫ Enterprise Linux Desktop Version6.0
Redhat ≫ Enterprise Linux Server Version6.0
Redhat ≫ Enterprise Linux Workstation Version6.0
Debian ≫ Debian Linux Version9.0
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 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.
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Required actions| Type | Source | Score | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPSS | FIRST.org | 86.79% | 0.994 |
| 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-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.