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CVE-2020-6542

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2020-09-21
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 84.0.4147.125 or later.
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95/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Use after free in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 84.0.4147.125 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

Use-after-free vulnerability in the ANGLE graphics library used by Google Chrome. A remote attacker can exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page, potentially achieving remote code execution. The vulnerability exists in versions prior to 84.0.4147.125.

MitigationUpdate Google Chrome to version 84.0.4147.125 or later. In enterprise environments, verify the update is deployed across all affected endpoints.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
ChromeWeb browser
Affected:< 84.0.4147.125
Debian LinuxOperating system
Affected:= 10.0
FedoraOperating system
Affected:= 33

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check Google Chrome browser version
    Open a new tab and navigate to chrome://version. Look for the 'Chrome' field showing the version number, for example 84.0.4147.89
    Affected if The version shown is lower than 84.0.4147.125 (e.g., 84.0.4147.89, 83.0.4103.116, etc.)
  2. Check Chrome version via command line
    Run 'google-chrome --version' or 'chromium --version' in a terminal to output the installed version
    Affected if The reported version is less than 84.0.4147.125
  3. Check installed package version on Debian Linux 10
    Run 'dpkg -l | grep google-chrome' or 'apt show google-chrome-stable' to see the installed package version
    Affected if The package version shown is earlier than 84.0.4147.125-1
  4. Check installed package version on Fedora 33
    Run 'rpm -qa | grep google-chrome' or 'dnf info google-chrome-stable' to see the installed package version
    Affected if The package version shown is earlier than 84.0.4147.125-1

You are affected if Google Chrome (or chromium) version is below 84.0.4147.125, regardless of operating system.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to 84.0.4147.125 or later
Fixed in 84.0.4147.125
Interim mitigation

Update Google Chrome to version 84.0.4147.125 or later. In enterprise environments, verify the update is deployed across all affected endpoints.

Fix this in Chrome Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
12.0 hours of engineering $2,080
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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