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medium 6.5

CVE-2020-6514 json

Inappropriate implementation in WebRTC in Google Chrome prior to 84.0.4147.89 allowed an attacker in a privileged network position to poten…

published 2020-07-22 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-27663

cvss
6.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
7.8%
EPSS 7.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Inappropriate implementation in WebRTC in Google Chrome prior to 84.0.4147.89 allowed an attacker in a privileged network position to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted SCTP stream.

Patch / fix

  • Google Chrome 84.0.4147.89
  • chromium Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 87.0.4280.88-0.1
  • firefox-esr Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 68.11.0esr-1
  • thunderbird Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:68.11.0-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6514

  • firefox Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 79.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
  • firefox Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 79.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • firefox Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 79.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  • thunderbird Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 1:78.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • thunderbird Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 1:78.7.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  • chromium-browser Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 84.0.4147.105-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
  • chromium-browser Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 84.0.4147.105-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2020-6514

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  • thunderbird RHEL 6 68.11.0-1.el6_10
  • thunderbird RHEL 7 68.11.0-1.el7_8
  • thunderbird RHEL 8 68.11.0-1.el8_2
  • firefox RHEL 7 68.11.0-1.el7_8
  • firefox RHEL 8 68.11.0-1.el8_2
  • firefox RHEL 6 68.11.0-1.el6_10
  • chromium-browser RHEL 6 EXTRAS 84.0.4147.105-2.el6_10
  • thunderbird RHEL 8.1 EUS 68.11.0-1.el8_1

red hat advisories RHSA-2020:3345RHSA-2020:3344RHSA-2020:3341RHSA-2020:3342RHSA-2020:3343RHSA-2020:3254

  • MozillaThunderbird SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP2, SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP1 68.11.0-3.91.1
  • MozillaFirefox SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP2 78.1.0-8.3.1
  • pipewire SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP2 0.3.6-3.3.2
  • MozillaFirefox-branding-SLE SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP2 78-9.2.4
  • MozillaFirefox SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1 78.1.0-3.100.2
  • MozillaFirefox SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES for SAP 12 SP3 +15 more 78.1.0-112.8.1
  • MozillaFirefox SLES 11 SP4-LTSS 78.1.0-78.87.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2020:14456-1SUSE-SU-2020:2179-1SUSE-SU-2020:2147-1SUSE-SU-2020:2118-1SUSE-SU-2020:2100-1

  • firefox-esr openSUSE Tumbleweed 128.5.1-1.1
  • MozillaFirefox openSUSE Tumbleweed 92.0-1.2
  • MozillaThunderbird openSUSE Tumbleweed 91.1.1-1.1
  • chromium openSUSE Tumbleweed 93.0.4577.82-1.1
  • chromium openSUSE Tumbleweed 113.0.5672.92-1.1
  • MozillaThunderbird openSUSE Leap 15.2 68.11.0-lp152.2.7.1
  • MozillaFirefox openSUSE Leap 15.2 78.1.0-lp152.2.15.1
  • pipewire openSUSE Leap 15.2 0.3.6-lp152.2.3.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10600-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10601-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10681-1openSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1openSUSE-SU-2020:1205-1

  • firefox Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22, Alpine 3.21 +9 more 79.0-r0
  • mozjs68 Alpine 3.12 68.11.0-r0
  • librewolf Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +1 more 79.0-r0
  • firefox-esr Alpine 3.11 68.11.0-r0
  • firefox-esr Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22, Alpine 3.21 +9 more 78.1.0-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2020-6514

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  • chromium Arch Linux 84.0.4147.89-1
  • firefox Arch Linux 79.0-1
  • thunderbird Arch Linux 68.12.0-1

arch linux advisories AVG-1206AVG-1213AVG-1214

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2020-6514 updated cvss 6.5

chromium-browser: Inappropriate implementation in WebRTC

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 firefox, thunderbird
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) firefox 68.11.0-1.el8_2, thunderbird 68.11.0-1.el8_2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:3241
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.0) firefox 68.11.0-1.el8_0, thunderbird 68.11.0-1.el8_0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:3229
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.1) firefox 68.11.0-1.el8_1, thunderbird 68.11.0-1.el8_1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:3254
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) firefox 68.11.0-1.el7_8, thunderbird 68.11.0-1.el7_8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) firefox 68.11.0-1.el7_8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:3253
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) firefox 68.11.0-1.el6_10, thunderbird 68.11.0-1.el6_10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) firefox 68.11.0-1.el6_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:3233
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser 84.0.4147.105-2.el6_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:3377
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) firefox 68.11.0-1.el6_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:3233
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser 84.0.4147.105-2.el6_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:3377
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) firefox 68.11.0-1.el6_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:3233
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) firefox 68.11.0-1.el7_8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:3253
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) firefox 68.11.0-1.el6_10, thunderbird 68.11.0-1.el6_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:3233
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) firefox 68.11.0-1.el7_8, thunderbird 68.11.0-1.el7_8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:3253
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser 84.0.4147.105-2.el6_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:3377
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) firefox 68.11.0-1.el6_10, thunderbird 68.11.0-1.el6_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:3233
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) firefox 68.11.0-1.el7_8, thunderbird 68.11.0-1.el7_8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:3253
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) firefox 68.11.0-1.el6_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:3233
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) firefox 68.11.0-1.el7_8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:3253
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser 84.0.4147.105-2.el6_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:3377

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Exploit prediction

7.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • crbug.com https://crbug.com/1076703 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158697/WebRTC-usrsctp-Incorrect-Call.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

  • Google Chrome

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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