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CVE detail

CVE-2020-16040

Insufficient data validation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 87.0.4280.88 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

CVSS 6.5 · MediumBuzz score 20.4

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 20.4

This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.

Buzz score components · mention 13.9 · diversity 6.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Mention score
13.9
3 evidence mentions in the snapshot
Diversity score
6.5
2 sources across 1 categories
KEV score
0.0
No KEV entry observed
OTX score
0.0
0 OTX pulses
PoC score
0.0
0 repos · best confidence N/A
Best PoC traction
0
Maximum stars on a matched PoC repo

Why it matters now

Mention timeline

Total mentions
0
within the 30d window
Peak daily
0
highest bucket

Evidence

Source links by recency

Newest mentions first
3 source links · newest first
  • LAS VEGAS – The security industry makes its annual pilgrimage to the hot Sonoran desert this week for skills training, hacking demos, research presentations and cybersecurity vendors showing off shiny new products.

    newswww.securityweek.comAug 9, 2022, 11:23 AM
  • Google released updates for Chrome 90 that address a new serious issue, tracked as CVE-2021-21227, in the V8 JavaScript engine used by the web browser. Google has released security updates for Chrome 90 that address a new high severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-21227, that resides in the V8 JavaScript engine used by the web browser. […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comApr 28, 2021, 1:46 PM
  • An update released this week by Google for Chrome 90 patches yet another serious vulnerability affecting the V8 JavaScript engine used by the web browser. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2021-21227 and rated high severity , was reported to Google by researcher Gengming Liu from Chinese cybersecurity firm Singular Security Lab.

    newswww.securityweek.comApr 28, 2021, 8:43 AM

Exploit code

Public exploit repository references

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0 repository references · best confidence N/A · max 0 stars
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