high8.8Known exploitedPublic exploit code
CVE-2020-6418
Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability
Exploited in the wild
This vulnerability is on a Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue, added 2021-11-03. Federal due date: 2022-05-03.
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Public exploit code
Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.
- Google Chrome 80 - JSCreate Side-effect Type Confusion (Metasploit)2020-03-09 · remote · multiple · Verified
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Chrome | before 80.0.3987.122 | |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | Versions 30, 31 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | Version 6.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | Version 6.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | Version 6.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Versions 9.0, 10.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- CISA KEV catalog
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156632/Google-Chrome-80-JSCreate-Side-Effect-Type-Confusion.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0738
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/02/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_24.html
- https://crbug.com/1053604
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6IOHSO6BUKC6I66J5PZOMAGFVJ66ZS57/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X3B5RWJQD5LA45MYLLR55KZJOJ5NVZGP/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-08
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4638
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156632/Google-Chrome-80-JSCreate-Side-Effect-Type-Confusion.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0738
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/02/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_24.html
- https://crbug.com/1053604
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6IOHSO6BUKC6I66J5PZOMAGFVJ66ZS57/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X3B5RWJQD5LA45MYLLR55KZJOJ5NVZGP/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-08
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4638
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-6418