CVE-2020-15999

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CVE-2020-15999

Confirmed

Yes

2021-11-03 00:00 UTC

Timestamps

2021-11-03

2021-11-03

Scope

KEV entry: Google Chrome FreeType Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability | Affected: Google / Chrome FreeType | Description: Google Chrome uses FreeType, an open-source software library to render fonts, which contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the function Load_SBit_Png when processing PNG images embedded into fonts. This vulnerability is part of an exploit chain with CVE-2020-17087 on Windows and CVE-2020-16010 on Android. | Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions. | Due date: 2021-11-17 | Known ransomware campaign use (KEV): Unknown | Notes (KEV): https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15999

References
  • {'id': 'CVE-2020-15999', 'url': 'https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2020-15999'}

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2026-02-02 13:26 UTC

2026-02-06 07:53 UTC

Evidence (1)
Type Source Signal Confidence Details GCVE Metadata
vendor_report cisa-kev successful_exploitation 0.80
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{
  "cwes": [
    "CWE-787"
  ],
  "date_added": "2021-11-03",
  "due_date": "2021-11-17",
  "feed": "CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog",
  "knownRansomwareCampaignUse": "Unknown",
  "product": "Chrome FreeType",
  "vendorProject": "Google",
  "vulnerabilityName": "Google Chrome FreeType Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability"
}
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