CVE-2020-16038 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the media component of Google Chrome on OS X, affecting versions prior to 87.0.4280.88. This flaw allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption by enticing a user to visit a specially crafted HTML page. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), successful exploitation could lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered some community attention and media coverage, indicating its significance.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 87.0.4280.88CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.