CVE-2020-15980: Insufficient policy enforcement in Intents

Published Jun 8, 2020
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Updated

Insufficient policy enforcement in Intents in Google Chrome on Android prior to 86.0.4240.75 allowed a local attacker to bypass navigation restrictions via crafted Intents.

Credit

Yongke Wang@@Rudykewang(Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab), Aryb1n@@aryb1n(Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab)

Affected Software

9 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<86.0.4240.75
86.0.4240.75
Google Chrome<86.0.4240.75
Google Android
openSUSE Backports SLE=15.0-sp2
Fedoraproject Fedora=31
Fedoraproject Fedora=32
Fedoraproject Fedora=33
Debian Debian Linux=10.0

Event History

Jun 8, 2020
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Nov 3, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:21 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:21 AM
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-2020-15980.

2

What is the title of the vulnerability?

The title of the vulnerability is 'Insufficient policy enforcement in Intents in Google Chrome on Android prior to 86.0.4240.75 allowed…'

3

What is the severity of CVE-2020-15980?

The severity of CVE-2020-15980 is high with a CVSS score of 7.8.

4

What software is affected by CVE-2020-15980?

Google Chrome on Android prior to version 86.0.4240.75 is affected by CVE-2020-15980.

5

How can a local attacker exploit this vulnerability?

A local attacker can exploit this vulnerability by bypassing navigation restrictions via crafted Intents.

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