#VU17306 Heap-based buffer overflow in Google Chrome - CVE-2019-5770

 

#VU17306 Heap-based buffer overflow in Google Chrome - CVE-2019-5770

Published: January 30, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU17306
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5770
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Google Chrome
Software vendor:
Google

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to heap-based buffer overflow in WebGL. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger memory corruption and cause the browser to crash.

Remediation

Update to version 72.0.3626.81.

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