CVE-2020-6565: Incorrect security UI in Omnibox

Published Dec 2, 2019
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Updated

Inappropriate implementation in Omnibox in Google Chrome on iOS prior to 85.0.4183.83 allowed a remote attacker to spoof the contents of the Omnibox (URL bar) via a crafted HTML page.

Credit

Khalil Zhani

Affected Software

10 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<85.0.4183.83
85.0.4183.83
Google Chrome<85.0.4183.83
Apple iPhone OS
openSUSE Backports SLE=15.0-sp1
openSUSE Backports SLE=15.0-sp2
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
Fedoraproject Fedora=33
openSUSE Leap=15.1
openSUSE Leap=15.2

Event History

Dec 2, 2019
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Sep 21, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:06 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:06 PM
DescriptionWeakness

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2020-6565.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2020-6565?

The severity of CVE-2020-6565 is medium with a severity value of 6.5.

3

What is the affected software of CVE-2020-6565?

The affected software of CVE-2020-6565 includes Google Chrome on iOS prior to version 85.0.4183.83.

4

How can a remote attacker exploit CVE-2020-6565?

A remote attacker can exploit CVE-2020-6565 by spoofing the contents of the Omnibox (URL bar) in Google Chrome on iOS.

5

How can I fix CVE-2020-6565?

To fix CVE-2020-6565, update Google Chrome on iOS to version 85.0.4183.83 or later.

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