CVE-2019-13720
HIGHCISA KEVEPSS 99th pctlDescription
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 v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.
Google Chrome WebAudio Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Google Chrome WebAudio contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Remediation due: 2022-06-13
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00022.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167066/Google-Chrome-78.0.3904.70-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.html
- https://crbug.com/1019226
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-04
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-13720
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