[KEV] Out-of-Bounds Write in Google Chrome for Android UI (CVE-2020-16010)
Summary
Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome for Android UI (CVE-2020-16010). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Listed in CISA KEV — actively exploited.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Google Chrome for Android UI contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability that allows a remote attacker, who has compromised the renderer process, to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2020-16010 has been found in Google Chrome for Android UI.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Note: CISA has officially confirmed this is actively exploited in the wild. Treat it with elevated urgency.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Google Chrome for Android UI CVE-2020-16010" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2020-16010 (Google Chrome for Android UI) — CWE-787
Listed in CISA KEV — actively exploited, treat as top priority.
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Out-of-bounds write (CWE-787) exists in Google Chrome for Android UI.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Google Chrome for Android UI.
Severity: High. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Listed in CISA KEV — actively exploited in the wild, treat as top priority.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Google Chrome for Android UI を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Consider incident declaration escalate
Notify SOC / on-callCISA KEV登録済 = 実環境で悪用が観測されている。侵入の兆候があればインシデント対応宣言、無くてもパッチ適用までWAF強化を最優先で。
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3Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- advisory NVD