CVE-2020-16009 — Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability

provenance: imported · CVE: CVE-2020-16009

CVE-2020-16009: Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)


Vendor / project	Google
Product	Chromium V8
Date added	2021-11-03
Due date	2022-05-03
Ransomware campaign use	Unknown

Description

Google Chromium V8 Engine contains a type confusion vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.

Required action (CISA)

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Notes

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16009

References

NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16009
KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog