CVE-2020-6379
Use after free in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 79.0.3945.130 allowed a remote attacker to...
8.8 HighFix available
Use after free in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 79.0.3945.130 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
1.18%Up 0.6 points since Apr 14, 2021
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Use after free in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 79.0.3945.130 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
- Record
CVE-2020-6379- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-416, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Use after free in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 79.0.3945.130 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
- Record
CVE-2020-6379- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-27529 No score
Use after free in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 79.0.3945.130 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
- Record
EUVD-2020-27529- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hw3m-8gm5-mc75 No score
Use after free in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 79.0.3945.130 allowed a remote attacker to...
Use after free in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 79.0.3945.130 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
- Record
GHSA-hw3m-8gm5-mc75- Weakness
- CWE-416, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Use after free in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 79.0.3945.130 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
- Record
CVE-2020-6379- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2020-6379
Use after free in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 79.0.3945.130 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6379- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVRHSA-2020:0214
Red Hat Security Advisory: chromium-browser security update
- Record
RHSA-2020:0214- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-6379
Use after free in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 79.0.3945.130 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-6379- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2020-0078 No score
Updated chromium-browser-stable packages fix security vulnerability
Multiple flaws were found in the way Chromium 78.0.3904.108 processes various types of web content, where loading a web page containing malicious content could cause Chromium to crash, execute arbitrary code, or disclose sensitive information. (CVE-2019-13725, CVE-2019-13726, CVE-2019-13727, CVE-2019-13728, CVE-2019-13729, CVE-2019-13730, CVE-2019-13732, CVE-2019-13734, CVE-2019-13735, CVE-2019-13736, CVE-2019-13737, CVE-2019-13738, CVE-2019-13739, CVE-2019-13740, CVE-2019-13741, CVE-2019-13742, CVE-2019-13743, CVE-2019-13744, CVE-2019-13745, CVE-2019-13746, CVE-2019-13747, CVE-2019-13748, CVE-2019-13749, CVE-2019-13750, CVE-2019-13751, CVE-2019-13752, CVE-2019-13753, CVE-2019-13754, CVE-2019-13755, CVE-2019-13756, CVE-2019-13757, CVE-2019-13758, CVE-2019-13759, CVE-2019-13761, CVE-2019-13762, CVE-2019-13763, CVE-2019-13764, CVE-2019-13767, CVE-2020-6377, CVE-2020-6378, CVE-2020-6379, CVE-2020-6380)
- Record
MGASA-2020-0078- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2020:0093-1 No score
Security update for chromium
This update for chromium fixes the following issues:
Update to version 79.0.3945.130 (boo#1161252):
- CVE-2020-6378, CVE-2020-6379: Fixed a use-after-free in speech recognizer
- CVE-2020-6380: Fixed an extension message verification error
- Various fixes from audits, fuzzing and other initiatives
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2020:0093-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10681-1 No score
chromedriver-93.0.4577.82-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the chromedriver-93.0.4577.82-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10681-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1 No score
ungoogled-chromium-113.0.5672.92-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the ungoogled-chromium-113.0.5672.92-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
chromiumDebian:12 |
before 79.0.3945.130-1 | 79.0.3945.130-1 |
chromiumDebian:13 |
before 79.0.3945.130-1 | 79.0.3945.130-1 |
chromiumDebian:14 |
before 79.0.3945.130-1 | 79.0.3945.130-1 |
chromiumDebian:10 From an advisory covering 42 CVEs |
before 79.0.3945.130-1~deb10u1, plus listed versions 73.0.3683.75-174.0.3729.108-175.0.3770.10-175.0.3770.80-175.0.3770.90-1 Show 13 moreShow less76.0.3809.100-176.0.3809.100-1~deb10u176.0.3809.62-176.0.3809.71-176.0.3809.87-176.0.3809.87-278.0.3904.108-178.0.3904.108-1~deb10u178.0.3904.87-178.0.3904.97-178.0.3904.97-1~deb10u179.0.3945.56-179.0.3945.79-1 |
79.0.3945.130-1~deb10u1 |
chromium-browser-stableMageia:7 From an advisory covering 42 CVEs |
before 79.0.3945.130-1.mga7 | 79.0.3945.130-1.mga7 |
chromium-browserRed Hat:rhel_extras:6 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:79.0.3945.130-1.el6_10 | 0:79.0.3945.130-1.el6_10 |
chromium-browser-debuginfoRed Hat:rhel_extras:6 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:79.0.3945.130-1.el6_10 | 0:79.0.3945.130-1.el6_10 |
chromium-browserUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 79.0.3945.130-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, plus listed versions 45.0.2454.101-0ubuntu1.120147.0.2526.73-0ubuntu1.121847.0.2526.106-0ubuntu1.122148.0.2564.82-0ubuntu1.122248.0.2564.116-0ubuntu1.1229 Show 45 moreShow less49.0.2623.87-0ubuntu1.123249.0.2623.108-0ubuntu1.123350.0.2661.102-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.123751.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.124252.0.2743.116-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.125053.0.2785.143-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.125453.0.2785.143-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.125755.0.2883.87-0ubuntu0.16.04.126356.0.2924.76-0ubuntu0.16.04.126857.0.2987.98-0ubuntu0.16.04.127658.0.3029.81-0ubuntu0.16.04.127758.0.3029.96-0ubuntu0.16.04.127958.0.3029.110-0ubuntu0.16.04.128159.0.3071.109-0ubuntu0.16.04.128959.0.3071.109-0ubuntu0.16.04.129160.0.3112.78-0ubuntu0.16.04.129360.0.3112.113-0ubuntu0.16.04.129861.0.3163.79-0ubuntu0.16.04.130061.0.3163.100-0ubuntu0.16.04.130662.0.3202.62-0ubuntu0.16.04.130862.0.3202.75-0ubuntu0.16.04.131362.0.3202.89-0ubuntu0.16.04.131562.0.3202.94-0ubuntu0.16.04.131763.0.3239.84-0ubuntu0.16.04.163.0.3239.132-0ubuntu0.16.04.164.0.3282.119-0ubuntu0.16.04.164.0.3282.140-0ubuntu0.16.04.164.0.3282.167-0ubuntu0.16.04.165.0.3325.181-0ubuntu0.16.04.166.0.3359.139-0ubuntu0.16.04.366.0.3359.181-0ubuntu0.16.04.167.0.3396.99-0ubuntu0.16.04.268.0.3440.75-0ubuntu0.16.04.168.0.3440.106-0ubuntu0.16.04.169.0.3497.81-0ubuntu0.16.04.170.0.3538.67-0ubuntu0.16.04.170.0.3538.77-0ubuntu0.16.04.170.0.3538.110-0ubuntu0.16.04.171.0.3578.80-0ubuntu0.16.04.171.0.3578.98-0ubuntu0.16.04.172.0.3626.119-0ubuntu0.16.04.172.0.3626.121-0ubuntu0.16.04.173.0.3683.75-0ubuntu0.16.04.173.0.3683.86-0ubuntu0.16.04.174.0.3729.169-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
79.0.3945.130-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
chromium-browserUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
before 79.0.3945.130-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, plus listed versions 61.0.3163.100-0ubuntu1.137862.0.3202.62-0ubuntu0.17.10.138062.0.3202.89-0ubuntu1.138662.0.3202.94-0ubuntu1.138863.0.3239.84-0ubuntu1 Show 31 moreShow less63.0.3239.108-0ubuntu164.0.3282.119-0ubuntu164.0.3282.140-0ubuntu164.0.3282.167-0ubuntu165.0.3325.146-0ubuntu165.0.3325.181-0ubuntu166.0.3359.139-0ubuntu0.18.04.366.0.3359.181-0ubuntu0.18.04.167.0.3396.99-0ubuntu0.18.04.168.0.3440.75-0ubuntu0.18.04.168.0.3440.106-0ubuntu0.18.04.169.0.3497.81-0ubuntu0.18.04.170.0.3538.67-0ubuntu0.18.04.170.0.3538.77-0ubuntu0.18.04.170.0.3538.110-0ubuntu0.18.04.171.0.3578.80-0ubuntu0.18.04.171.0.3578.98-0ubuntu0.18.04.172.0.3626.119-0ubuntu0.18.04.172.0.3626.121-0ubuntu0.18.04.173.0.3683.75-0ubuntu0.18.04.173.0.3683.86-0ubuntu0.18.04.174.0.3729.169-0ubuntu0.18.04.175.0.3770.90-0ubuntu0.18.04.175.0.3770.142-0ubuntu0.18.04.176.0.3809.87-0ubuntu0.18.04.176.0.3809.100-0ubuntu0.18.04.177.0.3865.90-0ubuntu0.18.04.178.0.3904.70-0ubuntu0.18.04.278.0.3904.97-0ubuntu0.18.04.178.0.3904.108-0ubuntu0.18.04.179.0.3945.79-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
79.0.3945.130-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
chromiumSUSE:Package Hub 12 SP3 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 79.0.3945.130-bp151.3.56.3 | 79.0.3945.130-bp151.3.56.3 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
chromiumSUSE:Package Hub 15 SP1 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 79.0.3945.130-bp151.3.56.3 | 79.0.3945.130-bp151.3.56.3 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Leap 15.1 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 79.0.3945.130-bp151.3.56.3 | 79.0.3945.130-bp151.3.56.3 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 1081 CVEs |
before 93.0.4577.82-1.1 | 93.0.4577.82-1.1 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 2310 CVEs |
before 113.0.5672.92-1.1 | 113.0.5672.92-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-6379 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Google Chrome, published January 20, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.18%, the 67th percentile. Fixed in chromium 79.0.3945.130-1.
References
chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_16.html
crbug.com/1033407
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-08
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6IOHSO6BUKC6I66J5PZOMAGFVJ66ZS57
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6379
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github.com/advisories/GHSA-hw3m-8gm5-mc75
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-6379
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0078.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26103
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0214
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1793514
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2020/rhsa-2020_0214.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-6378
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-6379
lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/7P463JI3EMQMYRADFFAJVMHZTRSK6UDY
bugzilla.suse.com/1161252
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-6378
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