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CVE-2020-15999 KEV

9.6
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 44.3% (pctl 99)

Patch first

On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2021-11-17.

Description

Heap buffer overflow in Freetype in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.111 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Scoring

CVSS9.6 (CRITICAL, v3.1)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS44.3% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs
WeaknessCWE-787
On CISA KEVyes — remediate by 2021-11-17
Public exploitnone known
Published2020-11-03
Last modified2026-06-17

CISA KEV

NameGoogle Chrome FreeType Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Added2021-11-03
Due2021-11-17
Vendor / productGoogle / Chrome FreeType
Ransomware usenone reported

Affected (6)

VendorProduct
debiandebian linux
fedoraprojectfedora
freetypefreetype
googlechrome
netappontap select deploy administration utility
opensusebackports sle

References

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