9.6

CVE-2020-6461: debian debian_linux Use After Free

CVSS: 9.6v3.1CriticalModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2020-6461DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6461
Published 21-05-2020Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-6461 is a critical (CVSS 9.6) Use After Free vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.6/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.21%
0%100%
Low · +0.03 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 1
DSA-4714-1MGASA-2020-0198OPENSUSE-SU-2020:0635-1RHSA-2020:1981

Timeline

  1. 21-05-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Use after free in storage in Google Chrome prior to 81.0.4044.129 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.21%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

68%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.03 pp

From 1.18% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.21%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian2 products
Google1 product
  • chrome≥ unspecified, < 81.0.4044.129 | < 81.0.4044.129
Ubuntu1 product
  • chromium-browser< 81.0.4044.138-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | < 81.0.4044.138-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

3 vendors · 4 products

References

7 links