Actively exploited · Published Nov 25, 2019 · Assigned by Chrome
CVE-2019-13720
High 8.8 Exploited
In plain English
A high-severity use-after-free in Chrome from Google. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on May 23, 2022). The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 49.4% (higher than 99% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
CISA guidance
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Federal agencies must remediate by Jun 13, 2022.
Official description
Use after free in WebAudio in Google Chrome prior to 78.0.3904.87 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | chromium | 78.0.3904.87-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2019-13720 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 78.0.3904.87-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2019-13720 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | 78.0.3904.87-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2019-13720 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-416 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://crbug.com/1019226 x_refsource_MISC
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.html x_refsource_MISC
- openSUSE-SU-2019:2664 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE
- GLSA-202004-04 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167066/Google-Chrome-78.0.3904.70-Remote-Code-Execution.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-13720 government-resource