ACTIVELY EXPLOITED
CVE-2020-15999: Google Chrome FreeType Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
| Vendor | |
|---|---|
| Product | Chrome FreeType |
| Actively exploited | Yes |
| Added to CISA KEV | 3 Nov 2021 |
| CISA federal deadline | 17 Nov 2021 |
| Weakness (CWE) | CWE-787 |
Required action (CISA's text)
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Description (NVD)
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.
SOURCES
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Data from NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and vendor advisories. Updated 10 Nov 2026.