Vulnerability in Google Chrome
CVE-2019-13762
Insufficient policy enforcement in downloads in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 79.0.3945.79 allowed a local attacker to spoof downloaded files via local code.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (5.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 6th percentile — 5.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome — versions unspecified
- Microsoft Windows
- Debian Linux — versions 9.0, 10.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 30, 31
- 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 (Vendor Advisory)
- crbug.com/1004212 (Permissions Required)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4238 (vendor-advisory, 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, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-08 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-13762?
- CVE-2019-13762 is a low-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Locking. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2019-12-10.
- How severe is CVE-2019-13762?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-13762 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.