Spoofing attack in Google Chrome - CVE-2019-13718

 

Spoofing attack in Google Chrome - CVE-2019-13718

Published: October 24, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU22232
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-13718
CWE-ID: CWE-451
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Chrome

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of IDN domain names. A remote attacker can register a specially crafted domain name and perform spoofing attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2019-13718

Install updates from vendor's website.

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