Vulnerability Description
Insufficient policy enforcement in developer tools in Google Chrome prior to 83.0.4103.61 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted Chrome Extension.
CVSS Score
CRITICAL
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Chrome | < 83.0.4103.61 | |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 31 |
| Opensuse | Backports Sle | 15.0 |
| Opensuse | Leap | 15.1 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00034.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00038.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_Release NotesVendor Advisory
- https://crbug.com/1059577ExploitIssue TrackingPatch
- 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/202006-02Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-30Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4714Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00034.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00038.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_Release NotesVendor Advisory
- https://crbug.com/1059577ExploitIssue TrackingPatch
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
FAQ
What is CVE-2020-6471?
CVE-2020-6471 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.6 (CRITICAL). Insufficient policy enforcement in developer tools in Google Chrome prior to 83.0.4103.61 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially perform a sandbox esc...
How severe is CVE-2020-6471?
CVE-2020-6471 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.6/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.
Is there a patch for CVE-2020-6471?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Google Chrome, Fedoraproject Fedora, Opensuse Backports Sle, Opensuse Leap, Debian Debian Linux.