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CVE-2020-16010: Google Chrome for Android UI Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedCVE-2020-16010
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Google Chrome for Android UI contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability that allows a remote attacker, who has compromised the renderer process, to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Googleproduct: Chrome for AndroidRemote code execution
What
A heap buffer overflow vulnerability allows a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.
Who is affected
Users of Google Chrome for Android with the vulnerable version.
Urgency
Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
Action
Update to the latest version of Google Chrome for Android.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2021-11-03
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16010

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2020-16010coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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