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CVE-2020-6418

Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 80.0.3987.122 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Basic Information

CVE State
PUBLISHED
Reserved Date
January 08, 2020
Published Date
February 27, 2020
Last Updated
January 29, 2025
Vendor
Google
Product
Chrome
Description
Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 80.0.3987.122 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Tags
cisa metasploit_scanner

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1

8.8 - HIGH

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

SSVC Information

Exploitation
active
Technical Impact
total

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild
Yes (2021-11-03 00:00:00 UTC) Source
Proof of Concept Available
Yes (added 2022-03-21 23:05:38 UTC) Source

References

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/02/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_24.html https://crbug.com/1053604 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156632/Google-Chrome-80-JSCreate-Side-Effect-Type-Confusion.html https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0738 https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4638 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-08 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X3B5RWJQD5LA45MYLLR55KZJOJ5NVZGP/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6IOHSO6BUKC6I66J5PZOMAGFVJ66ZS57/

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source Added Date
CISA 2021-11-03 00:00:00 UTC

Scanner Integrations

Scanner URL Date Detected
Metasploit https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/browser/chrome_jscreate_sideeffect.rb 2025-04-29 11:01:19 UTC

Potential Proof of Concepts

Warning: These PoCs have not been tested and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

chrome_jscreate_sideeffect

Type: metasploit • Created: Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2020-6418

SivaPriyaRanganatha/CVE-2020-6418

Type: github • Created: 2022-03-21 23:05:38 UTC • Stars: 1

Goyotan/CVE-2020-6418-PoC

Type: github • Created: 2020-06-13 07:32:24 UTC • Stars: 4

for 供養

ChoKyuWon/CVE-2020-6418

Type: github • Created: 2020-02-27 08:18:56 UTC • Stars: 24

PoC of CVE

Timeline

  • CVE ID Reserved

  • CVE Published to Public

  • Added to KEVIntel

  • Proof of Concept Exploit Available

  • Detected by Metasploit