CVE-2020-16017
Google Chrome Use-After-Free Vulnerability - [Actively Exploited]
Description
Use after free in site isolation in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.198 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 8, 2021, 7:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Jan. 11, 2021, 2:54 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
6.0
Exploitability Score :
2.8
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
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Google Chrome contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows a remote attacker, who has compromised the renderer process, to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.
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Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2020-16017 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2020-16017.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_11.html | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://crbug.com/1146709 | Permissions Required Vendor Advisory |
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2020-16017 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2020-16017 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 11, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_11.html No Types Assigned https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_11.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://crbug.com/1146709 No Types Assigned https://crbug.com/1146709 Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-416 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 86.0.4240.198
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-16017 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-16017
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.23 }} 0.04%
score
0.60665
percentile