Buffer overflow in Google Chrome
CVE-2019-5844
Out of bounds access in SwiftShader in Google Chrome prior to 73.0.3683.75 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 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (71.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 71.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome — versions unspecified
- openSUSE Backports Sle — versions 15.0
- openSUSE Leap — versions 15.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html
- crbug.com/915206
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00002.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00004.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00007.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00023.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-5844?
- CVE-2019-5844 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-01-03.
- How severe is CVE-2019-5844?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-5844 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.