CVE-2019-13679 Security feature bypass in Chrome

Low 3.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass PDFium policy enforcement to display print dialogs via crafted PDF files in Google Chrome.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2019-13679?

CVE-2019-13679 is a low-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 25 Nov 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Insufficient policy enforcement in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 77.0.3865.75 allowed a remote attacker to show print dialogs via a crafted PDF file.

Weakness: CWE-732

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-13679?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2019-13679?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2019-13679 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-13679 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Chrome vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-13679, GHSA-9w36-332v-p26x, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-13679.

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