CVE-2020-6571
MEDIUM
4.3
CVSS Score
Published: September 21, 2020 at 07:06 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:23 AM UTC
5 products affected across 4 vendorsDebian LinuxChromeFedora
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Severity
MEDIUM4.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
Insufficient data validation in Omnibox in Google Chrome prior to 85.0.4183.83 allowed a remote attacker to perform domain spoofing via IDN homographs via a crafted domain name.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%95%
v < 85.0.4183.83
Affected range stops below 85.0.4183.83, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Leap· openSUSEdrupal
95%Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00072.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00078.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00081.html
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_25.html
- https://crbug.com/1085315
References (8)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00072.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00078.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00081.htmlx_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_25.htmlx_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://crbug.com/1085315Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EE7XWIZBME7JAY7N6CGPET4CLNHHEIVT/Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-30Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4824CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- LOW
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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