Vulnerability Description
Insufficient policy enforcement in networking in Google Chrome prior to 85.0.4183.102 allowed an attacker who convinced the user to enable logging to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via social engineering.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Chrome | < 85.0.4183.102 | |
| Opensuse | Backports Sle | 15.0 |
| Opensuse | Leap | 15.1 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 31 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 10.0 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00072.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00078.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00081.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00049.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.Release NotesVendor Advisory
- https://crbug.com/1122684Permissions RequiredVendor Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-30Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4824Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00072.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00078.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00081.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00049.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.Release NotesVendor Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2020-15959?
CVE-2020-15959 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.3 (MEDIUM). Insufficient policy enforcement in networking in Google Chrome prior to 85.0.4183.102 allowed an attacker who convinced the user to enable logging to obtain potentially sensitive information from proc...
How severe is CVE-2020-15959?
CVE-2020-15959 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 4.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2020-15959?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Google Chrome, Opensuse Backports Sle, Opensuse Leap, Fedoraproject Fedora, Debian Debian Linux.