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CVE-2020-15999

Google — Google Chrome FreeType Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Google · CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds write | CWE-120 — Classic buffer overflow · in CISA KEV since 2021-11-03

KEV since 2021 · listed over a yearCISA KEVActively Exploited
77

EVRS 77 of 100 Urgent

Patch This Cycle

Rank 660 of 2,960 tracked

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Why it scores 77

Evidence available: 6 of 7 signals

Listed in the CISA KEV catalog, and an EPSS probability of 0.639.

  • CISA KEVApplied
  • RansomwareDid not apply
  • Vendor exploitationDid not apply
  • EPSSApplied
  • Microsoft Exploitability IndexNot applicable
  • Pre-patch disclosureNo data
  • KEV recencyDid not apply
  • CVSSApplied

The band answers “how soon”, not “how bad”. No data for: Pre-patch disclosure. Why some signals show no data

Fix

Patch or fixed version identified

CISA required action

Fixed in

  • CefSharp.Common85.3.130
  • CefSharp.Wpf85.3.130
  • CefSharp.WinForms85.3.130
  • CefSharp.Wpf.HwndHost85.3.130

Affected versions

  • CefSharp.Common (nuget)affected < 85.3.130, fixed in 85.3.130
  • CefSharp.Wpf (nuget)affected < 85.3.130, fixed in 85.3.130
  • CefSharp.WinForms (nuget)affected < 85.3.130, fixed in 85.3.130
  • CefSharp.Wpf.HwndHost (nuget)affected < 85.3.130, fixed in 85.3.130

Remediation

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Fixed versions from NVD and GitHub. Affected packages also in GitHub Advisory GHSA-pv36-h7jh-qm62 (CC BY 4.0).

Evidence

Each value with its source
MeasureValueSource
CVSS base scoreHow severe the flaw is in itself. It does not say how likely an attack is. 9.6 NVD
FIRST EPSSFIRST's estimate of the chance this is exploited in the next 30 days, and how that ranks against all CVEs. 0.639 (99.22nd pctl) FIRST EPSS
Actively exploitedWhether a source of record has confirmed attacks using it in the wild. Confirmed CISA KEV
Ransomware campaign useWhether CISA has seen ransomware operators use it. Unknown or none CISA KEV
CISA remediation deadlineThe date US federal agencies must have fixed or mitigated it. 2021-11-17 · KEV since 2021 · listed over a year CISA KEV
Public exploit moduleA module existing is not the same as active exploitation. None known Metasploit
EUVD cross-referenceENISA's record: CVSS 9.6 (v3.1), assigned by Chrome. Listed ENISA EUVD

Description

NVD

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.

What CISA says to do