Vulnerability record

CVE-2020-15999

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What it is

Reported

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. Source description excerpt; complete tracked detail loads below.

NVD published: Nov 3, 2020 · Source record updated: Aug 8, 2026 · Tracker snapshot: Aug 8, 2026

What is affected

Reported

Google — Chrome FreeType. Product-level identification only; no affected-version conclusion is available from this field.

NVD published: Nov 3, 2020 · Source record updated: Aug 8, 2026 · Tracker snapshot: Aug 8, 2026

Urgency and basis

Reported

Act · 464.2

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Exploitation evidence

Reported

kev-listed · CISA KEV · VulnCheck KEV · ENISA exploited-vulnerability catalog

Active since: Nov 3, 2021 · CISA KEV added: Nov 3, 2021 · VulnCheck KEV added: Oct 19, 2020 · ENISA added: Nov 3, 2021 · Source record updated: Aug 8, 2026 · Tracker snapshot: Aug 8, 2026

What to do

Reported

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Source remediation ↗

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Evidence detail

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