CVE-2019-13688 Use after free in Chrome

High 8.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can exploit heap corruption via crafted HTML pages in Google Chrome, potentially leading to code execution.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2019-13688?

CVE-2019-13688 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 25 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Use after free in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 77.0.3865.90 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-13688?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2019-13688?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2019-13688 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-13688 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-13688, GHSA-rhmf-xrpg-5wj8, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-13688.

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