CVE-2020-6507 describes an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the V8 JavaScript engine within Google Chrome versions prior to 83.0.4103.106. This flaw allows a remote attacker to potentially achieve heap corruption by enticing a user to visit a specially crafted HTML page. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and can lead to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code (EDB-49746) exists, and the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness and potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 83.0.4103.106CPE 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
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