CVE-2020-15999
Detail
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.
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CVSS Version 4.0
CVSS Version 3.x
CVSS Version 2.0
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
NVD assessment
not yet provided.
CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
Vector:
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
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Reference
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Vulnerability Name
Date Added
Due Date
Required Action
Google Chrome FreeType Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
11/03/2021
11/17/2021
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Weakness Enumeration
CWE-ID
CWE Name
Source
CWE-787
Out-of-bounds Write
NIST
CWE-120
Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
CISA-ADP
Change History
20 change records found show
changes
Modified Analysis by NIST 2/05/2025 9:37:57 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
CVSS V3.1
NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Removed
CVSS V3.1
NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Added
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Changed
Reference Type
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240812-0001/ No Types Assigned
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240812-0001/ Third Party Advisory
CVE Modified by CISA-ADP 2/04/2025 10:15:10 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
CVSS V3.1
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Removed
CVSS V3.1
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Added
CWE
CWE-120
Removed
CWE
CWE-787
CVE Modified by CISA-ADP 2/03/2025 10:15:11 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
CVSS V3.1
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Added
CWE
CWE-787
CVE Modified by CVE 11/21/2024 12:06:38 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00016.html
Added
Reference
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/33
Added
Reference
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_20.html
Added
Reference
https://crbug.com/1139963
Added
Reference
https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/p/rca-cve-2020-15999.html
Added
Reference
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J3QVIGAAJ4D62YEJAJJWMCCBCOQ6TVL7/
Added
Reference
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-12
Added
Reference
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-04
Added
Reference
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-19
Added
Reference
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240812-0001/
Added
Reference
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4824
Modified Analysis by NIST 7/25/2024 1:25:29 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Changed
Reference Type
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00016.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00016.html Broken Link, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J3QVIGAAJ4D62YEJAJJWMCCBCOQ6TVL7/ No Types Assigned
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J3QVIGAAJ4D62YEJAJJWMCCBCOQ6TVL7/ Release Notes
Changed
Reference Type
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-19 No Types Assigned
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-19 Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4824 Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4824 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CVE Modified by Chrome 5/14/2024 2:31:49 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
CVE CISA KEV Update by Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) U.S. Civilian Government 2/14/2024 9:00:02 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Changed
Vulnerability Name
Google Chrome Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Google Chrome FreeType Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
CVE Modified by Chrome 1/15/2024 9:15:23 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
Chrome https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-19 [No types assigned]
CVE Modified by Chrome 11/06/2023 10:18:00 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
Chrome https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J3QVIGAAJ4D62YEJAJJWMCCBCOQ6TVL7/ [No types assigned]
Removed
Reference
Chrome https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J3QVIGAAJ4D62YEJAJJWMCCBCOQ6TVL7/
Reanalysis by NIST 1/28/2022 12:40:42 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Changed
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.6.0 up to (excluding) 2.10.4
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.6.0 up to (excluding) 2.10.4
Changed
Reference Type
https://crbug.com/1139963 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://crbug.com/1139963 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Modified Analysis by NIST 2/11/2021 2:50:59 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Added
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Added
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Changed
Reference Type
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/33 Not Applicable
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/33 Mailing List, Not Applicable, Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/p/rca-cve-2020-15999.html No Types Assigned
https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/p/rca-cve-2020-15999.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-04 No Types Assigned
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-04 Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4824 No Types Assigned
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4824 Third Party Advisory
CVE Modified by Chrome 2/05/2021 7:15:12 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/p/rca-cve-2020-15999.html [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by Chrome 1/02/2021 11:15:19 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4824 [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by Chrome 12/06/2020 9:15:15 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-04 [No Types Assigned]
Modified Analysis by NIST 11/19/2020 11:45:01 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.6.0 up to (excluding) 2.10.4
Changed
Reference Type
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00016.html No Types Assigned
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00016.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/33 No Types Assigned
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/33 Not Applicable
Changed
Reference Type
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J3QVIGAAJ4D62YEJAJJWMCCBCOQ6TVL7/ No Types Assigned
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J3QVIGAAJ4D62YEJAJJWMCCBCOQ6TVL7/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-12 No Types Assigned
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-12 Third Party Advisory
CVE Modified by Chrome 11/18/2020 8:15:12 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/33 [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by Chrome 11/11/2020 1:15:14 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-12 [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by Chrome 11/06/2020 10:15:12 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J3QVIGAAJ4D62YEJAJJWMCCBCOQ6TVL7/ [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by Chrome 11/05/2020 11:15:16 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00016.html [No Types Assigned]
Initial Analysis by NIST 11/03/2020 7:40:29 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
CVSS V3.1
NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Added
CVSS V2
NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Added
CWE
NIST CWE-787
Added
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 86.0.4240.111
Changed
Reference Type
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_20.html No Types Assigned
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_20.html Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://crbug.com/1139963 No Types Assigned
https://crbug.com/1139963 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Added
CVSS V2 Metadata
Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry: CVE-2020-15999 NVD
Published Date: 11/02/2020 NVD
Last Modified: 02/05/2025
Source: Chrome
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