CVE-2019-13738 Security feature bypass in Chrome
Remote attackers can bypass site isolation in Google Chrome via crafted HTML pages, compromising browser security boundaries.
- 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-2019-13738?
CVE-2019-13738 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 10 Dec 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
Insufficient policy enforcement in navigation in Google Chrome prior to 79.0.3945.79 allowed a remote attacker to bypass site isolation via a crafted HTML page.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-13738?
It affects 7 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server and 1 more.
How do I fix CVE-2019-13738?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2019-13738 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-13738 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-13738, GHSA-f7wh-x2jr-33hx, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-13738.