Out-of-bounds read in Google Chromium - CVE-2019-5835

 

Out-of-bounds read in Google Chromium - CVE-2019-5835

Published: June 6, 2019 / Updated: August 12, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU66465
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5835
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the Swiftshader component in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted web page, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and gain access to sensitive information.


Affected software

Google Chromium
Google Chrome
Arch Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing
chromium
chromium-browser (Red Hat package)
chromium-browser-debuginfo (Red Hat package)

How to mitigate CVE-2019-5835

Update to version 75.0.3770.80.

Google Chromium - update to 75.0.3770.80
Google Chrome - update to 75.0.3770.80
chromium - update to 75.0.3770.80-1
chromium-browser (Red Hat package) - update to 75.0.3770.80-1.el6_10
chromium-browser-debuginfo (Red Hat package) - update to 75.0.3770.80-1.el6_10

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