Rapid7 Vulnerability & Exploit Database

Google Chrome Vulnerability: CVE-2020-6518 Use after free in developer tools

Free InsightVM Trial No Credit Card Necessary
2024 Attack Intel Report Latest research by Rapid7 Labs
Back to Search

Google Chrome Vulnerability: CVE-2020-6518 Use after free in developer tools

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
07/22/2020
Created
08/07/2020
Added
08/07/2020
Modified
01/09/2023

Description

Use after free in developer tools in Google Chrome prior to 84.0.4147.89 allowed a remote attacker who had convinced the user to use developer tools to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Solution(s)

  • google-chrome-upgrade-latest

With Rapid7 live dashboards, I have a clear view of all the assets on my network, which ones can be exploited, and what I need to do in order to reduce the risk in my environment in real-time. No other tool gives us that kind of value and insight.

– Scott Cheney, Manager of Information Security, Sierra View Medical Center

;