CVE-2020-6460 Other in Chrome
Remote attackers can spoof domains via crafted URLs due to insufficient validation, 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-2020-6460?
CVE-2020-6460 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 21 May 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 data validation in URL formatting in Google Chrome prior to 81.0.4044.122 allowed a remote attacker to perform domain spoofing via a crafted domain name.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-6460?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2020-6460?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2020-6460 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6460 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6460, GHSA-q8rg-q7w2-67vv, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-6460.