# CVE-2020-6540: chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra: Buffer overflow in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 84.0.4147.105 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap...

CVE-2020-6540 is fixed in 5 products on 1 platform, first by chromium-browser 84.0.4147.105-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, released November 2, 2021. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-6540
- Priority: Routine
- CVSS: n/a (Medium)
- EPSS: 0.0151
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Sep 21, 2020

## Description

Buffer overflow in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 84.0.4147.105 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | chromium-browser Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 84.0.4147.105-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | [chromium-browser 84.0.4147.105-0ubuntu0.18.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-chromium-browser-84.0.4147.105-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.md) | Nov 2, 2021 |
| Linux | chromium-browser-l10n Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 84.0.4147.105-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | [chromium-browser-l10n 84.0.4147.105-0ubuntu0.18.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-chromium-browser-l10n-84.0.4147.105-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.md) | Nov 2, 2021 |
| Linux | chromium-chromedriver Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 84.0.4147.105-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | [chromium-chromedriver 84.0.4147.105-0ubuntu0.18.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-chromium-chromedriver-84.0.4147.105-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.md) | Nov 2, 2021 |
| Linux | chromium-codecs-ffmpeg Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 84.0.4147.105-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | [chromium-codecs-ffmpeg 84.0.4147.105-0ubuntu0.18.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-84.0.4147.105-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.md) | Nov 2, 2021 |
| Linux | chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 84.0.4147.105-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | [chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra 84.0.4147.105-0ubuntu0.18.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra-84.0.4147.105-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.md) | Nov 2, 2021 |

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