Out-of-bounds Read in Google Chrome
CVE-2019-5798
Lack of correct bounds checking in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 73.0.3683.75 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.032 (87.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 87.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.032 · newest: 0.032 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome — versions prior to 73.0.3683.75
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 16.04, 18.04, 18.10
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
- openSUSE Backports — versions sle-15
- openSUSE Leap — versions 15.0, 15.1, 42.3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 6.0, 7.0, 8.0
- SUSE Package Hub
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html
- crbug.com/883596
- www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4451 (vendor-advisory)
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/May/67 (mailing-list)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00038.html (mailing-list)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3997-1/ (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00002.html (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1310 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1308 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1309 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-5798?
- CVE-2019-5798 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-05-23.
- How severe is CVE-2019-5798?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.