CVE-2020-15960: debian debian_linux Out-of-bounds Write
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2020-15960 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Public exploit (reference, Date unknown)
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 8 · Related 6Timeline
- 21-09-2020PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Heap buffer overflow in storage in Google Chrome prior to 85.0.4183.121 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform out of bounds memory access via a crafted HTML page.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
1.85%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
79%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 1.85% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (crbug.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Debian2 products
- chromium< 87.0.4280.88-0.1
- debian_linuxEOL10.0
Opensuse2 products
- backports_sle15.0:sp1 | 15.0:sp2
- leapEOL15.1 | 15.2
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL31 | 32 | 33
Google1 product
- chrome≥ unspecified, < 85.0.4183.121 | < 85.0.4183.121
Ubuntu1 product
- chromium-browser< 85.0.4183.121-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | < 85.0.4183.121-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
5 vendors · 7 products
References
15 links- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_21.htmlX Refsource MISCREPORTRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00087.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEREPORTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00095.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00096.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00049.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
