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CVE-2020-15999: Google Chrome FreeType Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

criticalCVSS 3.1 9.6Exploited

Heap buffer overflow in Freetype in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.111 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Published Nov 3, 2020 · Updated Jun 17, 2026

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From the National Vulnerability Database. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

Heap buffer overflow in Freetype in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.111 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

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