CVE-2020-16040
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 99.6%
Description
Insufficient data validation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 87.0.4280.88 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
How to fix CVE-2020-16040
To remediate CVE-2020-16040, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/chromium—upgrade to 87.0.4280.88-0.1 or later
Is CVE-2020-16040 being exploited?
Likely — EPSS is 99.6%, placing CVE-2020-16040 in the top tier of vulnerabilities by exploitation probability. Prioritise patching.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 87.0.4280.88-0.1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |