CVE-2020-6497 Security feature bypass in Chrome

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

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.

All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6497, GHSA-vr3v-24m7-v284.

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