CVE-2020-6377 Use after free in Chrome
A remote attacker can exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page to potentially execute arbitrary code in Google Chrome.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2020-6377?
CVE-2020-6377 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 10 Jan 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Use after free in audio in Google Chrome prior to 79.0.3945.117 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-6377?
It affects 7 products.
Linux distribution packages (2)
chromium-browser Red Hat:rhel_extras:6 | All versions | 0:79.0.3945.117-1.el6_10 |
chromium-browser-debuginfo Red Hat:rhel_extras:6 | All versions | 0:79.0.3945.117-1.el6_10 |
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome, Opensuse Backports Sle, Opensuse Leap, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop and 1 more.
How do I fix CVE-2020-6377?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2020-6377 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6377 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6377, GHSA-9536-m434-vrxh, RHSA-2020:0084, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-6377.