CVE-2020-16013

Google Chromium V8: Incorrect Implementation Vulnerabililty

As of , CVE-2020-16013 in Google Chromium V8 is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch soon.

Exploited
Yes: CISA listed it on 3 November 2021
US federal deadline
3 May 2022181 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
Used in ransomware campaigns
Not known to CISA
EPSS score
0.03Higher than 85% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS when listed
Not availableCISA listed it before 4 February 2022, where the EPSS files we read begin.
Public exploit
None foundNeither Metasploit nor Exploit-DB lists one.
Fix
No vendor link in CISA's entry

What CISA says to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA's required action

What the flaw is

Google Chromium V8 Engine contains an inappropriate implementation vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.

CISA's description

Inappropriate implementation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.198 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

The CVE record's description, from Chrome

CVE published
8 January 2021
Assigned by
Chrome
CVSS
8.8 High (CVSS 3.1, from CISA-ADP)
CWE-787
Out-of-bounds Write
CISA SSVC, exploitation
active
CISA SSVC, automatable
no
CISA SSVC, technical impact
total

Timeline

  1. The CVE record was published.
  2. CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
  3. The US federal deadline to fix it.

Chromium V8: other exploited entries

VulnerabilityProductOur groupListedDeadlineEPSS
CVE-2018-17463Remote Code ExecutionGoogle Chromium V8Patch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.85; verified Exploit-DB entry0.85
CVE-2019-5825Out-of-Bounds WriteGoogle Chromium V8Patch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.56; verified Exploit-DB entry0.56
CVE-2020-6418Type ConfusionGoogle Chromium V8Patch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.79; verified Exploit-DB entry0.79
CVE-2021-21220Improper Input ValidationGoogle Chromium V8Patch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.700.70
CVE-2018-6065Integer OverflowGoogle Chromium V8Patch this weekEPSS 0.60; verified Exploit-DB entry0.60
CVE-2021-21224Type ConfusionGoogle Chromium V8Patch this weekEPSS 0.840.84
CVE-2021-30551Type ConfusionGoogle Chromium V8Patch this weekEPSS 0.650.65
CVE-2021-30632Out-of-Bounds WriteGoogle Chromium V8Patch this weekEPSS 0.630.63
CVE-2026-85046Type ConfusionGoogle Chromium V8Patch soon0.49
CVE-2023-4762Type ConfusionGoogle Chromium V8Patch soon0.41

All 41 entries for Chromium V8

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