CVE-2019-13720highunder attackCWE-416

CVE-2019-13720: high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome

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83Vexday Risk Score

Prioritize patching. It under exploitation confirmed by CISA and has a public proof of concept.

ssvc Actcvss 8.8epss 49%
from disclosure to weaponsame day
Published on NVDNov 25
1st PoCNov 4
CISA KEV+910d
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Fixed
4 products (14 components)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) · Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) · Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) · Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Supplementary (v. 6)
Action required by CISAfederal deadline: 2022-06-13

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

In short

A flaw in Google Chrome's audio processing allows attackers to corrupt computer memory through a specially crafted website, potentially leading to crashes or malicious code execution.

Technical detail

Use-after-free vulnerability in WebAudio component; remote attacker can craft malicious HTML to trigger heap corruption. Exploitation requires user to visit a malicious webpage and interact with audio features. Impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system.

Summary generated and translated by AI from the official description.

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Use after free in WebAudio in Google Chrome prior to 78.0.3904.87 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
Google · Chrome
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