Out-of-bounds Write Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <85.0.4183.83-0ubuntu0.18.04.2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.43% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-CHROMIUMBROWSER-598314
  • published12 Aug 2020
  • disclosed21 Sept 2020

Introduced: 12 Aug 2020

CVE-2020-6548  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 chromium-browser to version 85.0.4183.83-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 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.

Heap buffer overflow in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 84.0.4147.125 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

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