Input validation error in Google Chrome - CVE-2019-5839
Published: August 17, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU79655
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5839
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Chrome
Google Chrome
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to excessive data validation in URL parser in Blink. A remote attacker can trick the victim to click on a specially crafted link and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-5839
Install updates from vendor's website.