8.8
HIGH
CVE-2020-6459
Google Chrome Use After Free Vulnerability in Payments
Description

Use after free in payments in Google Chrome prior to 81.0.4044.122 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

INFO

Published Date :

May 21, 2020, 4:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 26, 2022, 7:14 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-6459 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-6459 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Google chrome
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-2020-6459.

URL Resource
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_21.html Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://crbug.com/1065298 Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4714 Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

A Collection of Chrome Sandbox Escape POCs/Exploits for learning

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Born at : Nov. 11, 2019, 12:28 p.m. This repo has been linked 61 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-6459 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-6459 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.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 26, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://crbug.com/1065298 Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory https://crbug.com/1065298 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4714 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4714 Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-416 CWE-416 CWE-787
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 02, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4714 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 21, 2020

    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:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_21.html No Types Assigned https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_21.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://crbug.com/1065298 No Types Assigned https://crbug.com/1065298 Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-416
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 81.0.4044.122
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.41 }} 0.00%

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