CVE-2020-15999

Published Nov 3, 2020

Last updated 4 months ago

Overview

Description
Heap buffer overflow in Freetype in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.111 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Source
chrome-cve-admin@google.com
NVD status
Analyzed

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Primary
Base score
6.5
Impact score
3.6
Exploitability score
2.8
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity
MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
4.3
Impact score
2.9
Exploitability score
8.6
Vector string
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Known exploits

Data from CISA

Vulnerability name
Google Chrome FreeType Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Exploit added on
Nov 3, 2021
Exploit action due
Nov 17, 2021
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
CWE-787

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations