Multiple vulnerabilities in Google Chrome

Published: 2019-11-19 | Updated: 2021-06-04

Risk	High
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2019-13724 CVE-2019-13723
CWE-ID	CWE-787 CWE-416
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Google Chrome Client/Desktop applications / Web browsers
Vendor	Google

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU22844

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-13724

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the Bluetooth component. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted webpage, trick the victim into opening it, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Google Chrome: 75.0.3770.142 - 78.0.3904.97

External links

http://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_18.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU22843