CVE-2020-6555 Information disclosure in Chrome

High 7.6 Published Updated

A remote attacker can obtain sensitive process memory information via a crafted HTML page exploiting an out-of-bounds read in Chrome's WebGL implementation.

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-2020-6555?

CVE-2020-6555 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 21 Sep 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

Out of bounds read in WebGL in Google Chrome prior to 84.0.4147.125 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-6555?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2020-6555?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2020-6555 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6555 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6555, GHSA-jfxf-h9g6-34fv, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-6555.

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