CVE-2020-6572 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome
Published on January 14, 2021

Use after free in Media in Google Chrome prior to 81.0.4044.92 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page.

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Known Exploited Vulnerability

This Google Chrome Prior to 81.0.4044.92 Use-After-Free Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Use-after-free vulnerability in Media in Google Chrome prior to 81.0.4044.92 allowed a Remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page.

The following remediation steps are recommended / required by July 10, 2022: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2020-6572 is exploitable with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. It has an exploitability score of 2.8 out of four. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

What is a Dangling pointer Vulnerability?

Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.

CVE-2020-6572 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.

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