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CVE-2020-16043 (GCVE-0-2020-16043)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-01-08 17:55 – Updated: 2024-08-04 13:37
VLAI
Summary
Insufficient data validation in networking in Google Chrome prior to 87.0.4280.141 allowed a remote attacker to bypass discretionary access control via malicious network traffic.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Insufficient data validation
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://crbug.com/1148309 x_refsource_MISC
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/01/sta… x_refsource_MISC
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-05 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4832 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Google Chrome Affected: unspecified , < 87.0.4280.141 (custom)
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