CVE-2020-6505 Use after free in Chrome
A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code and escape the sandbox via a crafted HTML page exploiting a use-after-free flaw in Chrome's speech component.
- 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-2020-6505?
CVE-2020-6505 is a critical use after free vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 22 Jul 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 speech in Google Chrome prior to 83.0.4103.106 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-6505?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2020-6505?
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-2020-6505 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6505 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6505, GHSA-r46g-2xpj-55mc, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-6505.