CVE-2020-6531: Medium severity google chrome vulnerability
Published Jul 22, 2020
·Updated
Side-channel information leakage in scroll to text in Google Chrome prior to 84.0.4147.89 allowed a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page.
Affected Software
8 affected componentsFixes available
debian/chromium
90.0.4430.212-1~deb10u1116.0.5845.180-1~deb11u1120.0.6099.129-1~deb11u1119.0.6045.199-1~deb12u1120.0.6099.129-1~deb12u1120.0.6099.129-1
Google Chrome<84.0.4147.89
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
Fedoraproject Fedora=31
Fedoraproject Fedora=32
openSUSE Leap=15.1
openSUSE Leap=15.2
openSUSE Backports SLE=15.0-sp2
Event History
Jul 22, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:16 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:16 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of CVE-2020-6531?
CVE-2020-6531 has a medium severity rating due to its potential for information leakage.
2
How do I fix CVE-2020-6531?
To mitigate CVE-2020-6531, update Google Chrome and Chromium to version 84.0.4147.89 or later.
3
What does CVE-2020-6531 exploit?
CVE-2020-6531 exploits side-channel information leakage through the 'scroll to text' feature in Google Chrome.
4
Which software is affected by CVE-2020-6531?
CVE-2020-6531 affects Google Chrome versions prior to 84.0.4147.89 and multiple versions of Chromium on Debian and Fedora.
5
Can CVE-2020-6531 lead to data breaches?
Yes, CVE-2020-6531 can allow attackers to leak cross-origin data, potentially leading to data breaches.