PT-2020-5683 · Google+3 · Google Chrome+3

Published

2020-10-06

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Updated

2024-06-15

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CVE-2020-15972

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

VectorAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Google Chrome versions prior to 86.0.4240.75
Description The issue is related to a use after free vulnerability in the audio component of Google Chrome, which can be exploited by a remote attacker to potentially access confidential data, compromise data integrity, and cause a denial of service. This can be achieved through a crafted HTML page that exploits heap corruption.
Recommendations For versions prior to 86.0.4240.75, update to version 86.0.4240.75 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to audio components in Google Chrome until a patch is applied. Avoid using crafted HTML pages that could exploit the heap corruption vulnerability.

Exploit

Fix

Memory Corruption

Use After Free

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2020-3035
ALT-PU-2020-3144
ALT-PU-2021-1157
ALT-PU-2021-1210
ALT-PU-2021-1379
BDU:2021-01485
CVE-2020-15972
DSA-4824-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2020:1705-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2020:1715-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2020:1829-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2020_1705-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10681-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1
RHSA-2020:4235
RHSA-2020_4235

Affected Products

Alt Linux
Google Chrome
Red Hat
Suse