Use-after-free in Google Chrome - CVE-2019-5772
Published: January 30, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU17308
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5772
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to use-after-free error in PDFium. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger memory corruption and cause the browser to crash.
The weakness exists due to use-after-free error in PDFium. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger memory corruption and cause the browser to crash.
Affected software
Google Chrome
Arch Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Opensuse
Arch Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Opensuse
How to mitigate CVE-2019-5772
Update to version 72.0.3626.81.
Google Chrome - update to 72.0.3626.81