AEGLIX vulnerability intelligence
CVE-2020-15999
CRITICAL · CVSS 9.6 · Analyzed
Published: 2020-11-03 · Updated: 2026-06-17 · Source: NVD
Vulnerability overview
Heap buffer overflow in Freetype in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.111 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Severity and scoring
- CVSS score
- 9.6 · CRITICAL
- CVSS version
- 3.1
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-120, CWE-787
CVSS measures technical severity; it does not establish whether this vulnerability is being exploited in your environment.
Known exploitation and remediation
Listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
- Affected product
- Google · Chrome FreeType
- Added to catalog
- 2021-11-03
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- CISA remediation due date
- 2021-11-17
CISA deadlines apply to the organizations covered by its directives. Confirm your own remediation requirements.
Verify affected versions and patch availability in the vendor advisory before making changes.
Affected products and versions
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Before (exclusive): 86.0.4240.111
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
From (inclusive): 2.6.0
Before (exclusive): 2.10.4
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
These are NVD CPE applicability entries. Some products depend on configuration conditions; consult the official record to confirm applicability.
Advisories and references
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00016.html
Broken Link · Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/33
Mailing List · Not Applicable · Third Party Advisory
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_20.html
Third Party Advisory
- https://crbug.com/1139963
Exploit · Issue Tracking · Third Party Advisory
- https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/p/rca-cve-2020-15999.html
Exploit · Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J3QVIGAAJ4D62YEJAJJWMCCBCOQ6TVL7/
Release Notes
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-12
Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-04
Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-19
Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4824
Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00016.html
Broken Link · Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/33
Mailing List · Not Applicable · Third Party Advisory
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_20.html
Third Party Advisory
- https://crbug.com/1139963
Exploit · Issue Tracking · Third Party Advisory
- https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/p/rca-cve-2020-15999.html
Exploit · Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J3QVIGAAJ4D62YEJAJJWMCCBCOQ6TVL7/
Release Notes
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-12
Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-04
Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-19
Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240812-0001/
Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4824
Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-15999
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