CVE-2020-15964: 
Google Chrome vulnerability analysis and mitigation

CVE-2020-15964 is a security vulnerability discovered in Google Chrome prior to version 85.0.4183.121. The vulnerability involves insufficient data validation in the media component that could allow a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page (NVD, Chrome Releases).

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 8.8 (High) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability is classified under multiple CWE categories including CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation), CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write), and CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference) (NVD).

If exploited, this vulnerability could lead to heap corruption, potentially allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service when a user visits a specially crafted HTML page (NVD).

The vulnerability requires user interaction (visiting a malicious webpage) and can be exploited remotely. The attack complexity is considered low, requiring no privileges for exploitation (NVD).

The vulnerability was fixed in Google Chrome version 85.0.4183.121. Users and administrators are advised to upgrade to this version or later. Multiple Linux distributions have also released security updates to address this vulnerability, including Debian, Fedora, and Gentoo (Debian Advisory, Gentoo Advisory).