Improper Initialization Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <86.0.4240.75-0ubuntu0.18.04.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.1% (42nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-CHROMIUMBROWSER-1016557
  • published8 Oct 2020
  • disclosed3 Nov 2020

Introduced: 8 Oct 2020

CVE-2020-15989  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-665  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 chromium-browser to version 86.0.4240.75-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream chromium-browser package and not the chromium-browser package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Uninitialized data in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.75 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted PDF file.

CVSS Scores

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