CVE-2019-5825mediumunder attackCWE-787

CVE-2019-5825: medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome

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90Vexday Risk Score

Patch now. It under exploitation confirmed by CISA and has a working public exploit.

ssvc Actcvss 6.5epss 56%
from disclosure to weaponsame day
Published on NVDNov 25
1st PoCNov 23
metasploitMar 7
CISA KEV+926d
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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: 2022-06-22

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In short

A flaw in Chrome's JavaScript engine allowed attackers to write data outside intended memory boundaries, potentially corrupting the heap through a malicious webpage. This could crash the browser or enable arbitrary code execution.

Technical detail

Out-of-bounds write vulnerability in Chrome's JavaScript engine (CWE-787) exploitable via crafted HTML. Attack vector is network-based, requiring user interaction to visit a malicious page; successful exploitation leads to heap corruption with potential for code execution or denial of service.

Summary generated and translated by AI from the official description.

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Out of bounds write in JavaScript in Google Chrome prior to 73.0.3683.86 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:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products
Google · Chrome
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