What is CVE-2019-5860?

CVE-2019-5860 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-11-25.

How severe is CVE-2019-5860?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-5860 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Use After Free in Google Chrome

CVE-2019-5860

Use after free in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 76.0.3809.87 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted PDF file.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.006 (44.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Google Chrome — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5860?: CVE-2019-5860 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-11-25.
How severe is CVE-2019-5860?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-5860 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.