CVE-2020-8896 Buffer Overflow in Google Earth Pro
A buffer overflow in Google Earth Pro allows attackers to read sensitive data via a Man-in-the-Middle attack using a crafted key.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-8896?
CVE-2020-8896 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Earth Pro, published on 4 May 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the khcrypt implementation in Google Earth Pro versions up to and including 7.3.2 allows an attacker to perform a Man-in-the-Middle attack using a specially crafted key to read data past the end of the buffer used to hold it. Mitigation: Update to Google Earth Pro 7.3.3.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8896?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Earth.
How do I fix CVE-2020-8896?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-8896 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2020-8896 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8896 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Earth Pro
Sources
Also known as GHSA-33rh-fh49-758p.