Vulnerability Details : CVE-2020-15999
Heap buffer overflow in Freetype in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.111 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Vulnerability category: Overflow
Products affected by CVE-2020-15999
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2020-15999 is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
CISA vulnerability name:
Google Chrome FreeType Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
CISA required action:
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA description:
Google Chrome uses FreeType, an open-source software library to render fonts, which contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the function Load_SBit_Png when processing PNG images embedded into fonts. This vulnerability is part of an exploit chain with CVE-2020-17087 on Windows and CVE-2020-1
Notes:
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15999
Added on
2021-11-03
Action due date
2021-11-17
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-15999
7.89%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 94 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2020-15999
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
8.6
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2.9
|
NIST | |
|
6.5
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
2.8
|
3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2020-15999
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The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2020-15999
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J3QVIGAAJ4D62YEJAJJWMCCBCOQ6TVL7/
[SECURITY] Fedora 31 Update: freetype-2.10.0-4.fc31 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-ListsMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/33
Full Disclosure: TCMalloc viewer/dumper - TCMalloc Inspector ToolMailing List;Not Applicable;Third Party Advisory
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-04
Third Party Advisory
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https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4824
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4824-1 chromiumMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00016.html
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2020:1829-1: important: Security updateBroken Link;Mailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-12
Chromium, Google Chrome: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 202011-12) — Gentoo securityThird Party Advisory
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-19
Opera: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202401-19) — Gentoo securityThird Party Advisory
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https://crbug.com/1139963
1139963 - Security: Heap buffer overflow due to integer truncation in FreeTypeExploit;Issue Tracking;Third Party Advisory
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https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_20.html
Chrome Releases: Stable Channel Update for DesktopThird Party Advisory
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J3QVIGAAJ4D62YEJAJJWMCCBCOQ6TVL7/
[SECURITY] Fedora 31 Update: freetype-2.10.0-4.fc31 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-ListsRelease Notes
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https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/p/rca-cve-2020-15999.html
Project Zero: CVE-2020-15999: FreeType Heap Buffer Overflow in Load_SBit_PngExploit;Third Party Advisory
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