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CVE-2020-6451:
Node.js vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2020-6451 is a Use-after-free vulnerability discovered in the WebAudio component of Google Chrome versions prior to 80.0.3987.162. The vulnerability was reported by Man Yue Mo of GitHub Security Lab on March 12, 2020, and was patched in the stable channel update released on March 31, 2020 (Chrome Release).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Use-after-free (CWE-416) issue in the WebAudio component of Chrome. It received 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, indicating high severity with potential for remote exploitation (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption through a crafted HTML page, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution within the context of the browser (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Google released version 80.0.3987.162 of Chrome to address this vulnerability. Various Linux distributions also released corresponding security updates, including Fedora 30 and 31 (chromium-80.0.3987.163), and OpenSUSE Leap 15.1 (Fedora Update, OpenSUSE Update).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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