Use After Free in Apple macOS
CVE-2019-5759
Incorrect lifetime handling in HTML select elements in Google Chrome on Android and Mac prior to 72.0.3626.81 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
EPSS: 0.015 (70.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Apple Macos
- Google Android
- Google Chrome — versions unspecified
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 9.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 29, 30
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_desktop — versions 6.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server — versions 6.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_workstation — versions 6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-5759?
- CVE-2019-5759 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2019-02-19.
- How severe is CVE-2019-5759?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.