CVE-2020-6497 Security feature bypass in Chrome
Remote attackers can spoof domains in the address bar on iOS Chrome via crafted URIs due to insufficient policy enforcement.
- 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-2020-6497?
CVE-2020-6497 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 3 Jun 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 policy enforcement in Omnibox in Google Chrome on iOS prior to 83.0.4103.88 allowed a remote attacker to perform domain spoofing via a crafted URI.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-6497?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2020-6497?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2020-6497 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6497 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6497, GHSA-vr3v-24m7-v284.