vulnerability
Arch Linux: Arbitrary code execution (CVE-2020-16025)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Jan 8, 2021 | Jul 11, 2025 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jan 8, 2021
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
A heap-based buffer overflow has been found in the clipboard component of the chromium browser before 87.0.4280.66.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2020-16025
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2020-16025
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161354/Chrome-ClipboardWin-WriteBitmap-Heap-Buffer-Overflow.html
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_11.html
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_17.html
- https://crbug.com/1147431
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2020-7992
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-202011-11
- CWE-787
- EUVD-EUVD-2020-7992
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