CVE-2020-6401 Other in Chrome
Remote attackers can spoof domains via IDN homographs in the Omnibox, potentially misleading users about the site's identity.
- 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-2020-6401?
CVE-2020-6401 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 11 Feb 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
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Omnibox in Google Chrome prior to 80.0.3987.87 allowed a remote attacker to perform domain spoofing via IDN homographs via a crafted domain name.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-6401?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Google Chrome, Opensuse Backports Sle.
How do I fix CVE-2020-6401?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2020-6401 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6401 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6401, GHSA-q8qv-f929-fp24, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-6401.