Vulnerability Description
Insufficient policy enforcement in developer tools in Google Chrome prior to 83.0.4103.97 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
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Chrome | < 83.0.4103.97 | |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 |
| Opensuse | Backports | sle-15 |
| Opensuse | Leap | 15.1 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00034.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00038.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.Vendor Advisory
- https://crbug.com/1072116Permissions Required
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-02Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4714Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00034.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00038.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.Vendor Advisory
- https://crbug.com/1072116Permissions Required
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-02Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4714Third Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2020-6495?
CVE-2020-6495 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). Insufficient policy enforcement in developer tools in Google Chrome prior to 83.0.4103.97 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially perform a sandbox esc...
How severe is CVE-2020-6495?
CVE-2020-6495 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2020-6495?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Google Chrome, Debian Debian Linux, Opensuse Backports, Opensuse Leap.