What is CVE-2019-5848?

CVE-2019-5848 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-11-25.

How severe is CVE-2019-5848?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Chrome

CVE-2019-5848

Incorrect font handling in autofill in Google Chrome prior to 75.0.3770.142 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page.

EPSS: 0.005 (39.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Google Chrome — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-312 — Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

References

chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_MISC)
chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5848?: CVE-2019-5848 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-11-25.
How severe is CVE-2019-5848?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.