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CVE-2020-6454

Use after free in extensions in Google Chrome prior to 81.0.4044.92 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install

Use after free in extensions in Google Chrome prior to 81.0.4044.92 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted Chrome Extension.

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 0.00787
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules2 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-416Use After Free
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Affected Products & Versions

5
google chrome< 81.0.4044.92
fedoraproject fedoraall versions
debian linuxall versions
opensuse backports sleall versions
opensuse leapall versions
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Sigma Hunt Rules

2
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighRunning Chrome VPN Extensions via the Registry 2 VPN Extension
productmediumPotential Chrome Frame Helper DLL Sideloading
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Scoring & Timeline

8.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · chrome-cve-admin@google.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD13 Apr 2020 · 06:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

6
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10681-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2020:0540-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2020:0519-1
chrome-releasesCHROME-81.0.4044.92
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References & Sources

7
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00024.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00031.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://crbug.com/1019161Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6XWIVVYIQU67QR2LHNGGZBS4FZOW2RQO/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HFVP775RPRDVY5FUCN7ABH5AE74TQFDD/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XMXPDHEEACPD3BCMTC26SCCYB2ZMUOAO/
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