Buffer overflow in Google Chrome
CVE-2019-13730
Type confusion in JavaScript in Google Chrome prior to 79.0.3945.79 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.019 (79.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 79.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome — versions unspecified
- Novell SUSE Package Hub For Linux Enterprise — versions 12
- Debian Linux — versions 9.0, 10.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 30, 31
- openSUSE Backports — versions sle-15
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 6.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux For Scientific Computing — versions 6.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 6.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- crbug.com/1028862 (Permissions Required)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4238 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00032.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00036.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/27 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4606 (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-08 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-13730?
- CVE-2019-13730 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-12-10.
- How severe is CVE-2019-13730?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-13730 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.