CVE-2019-13720 Google Chrome WebAudio Use-After-Free

What is CVE-2019-13720?

CVE-2019-13720 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 WebAudio in Google Chrome prior to 78.0.3904.87 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-13720?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Google Chrome, Opensuse Leap.

How do I fix CVE-2019-13720?

Upgrade to a fixed version. US federal agencies must fix it by 13 Jun 2022.

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-2019-13720 being exploited?

Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2019-13720 in the wild since at least 23 May 2022.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

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All Google Chrome vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-13720, GHSA-3qg6-gw2x-w9cq, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-13720.