CVE-2019-13740 Security feature bypass in Chrome
Remote attackers can spoof domains via crafted HTML pages due to incorrect security UI in sharing features, requiring users to update Chrome.
- 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-2019-13740?
CVE-2019-13740 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
Incorrect security UI in sharing in Google Chrome prior to 79.0.3945.79 allowed a remote attacker to perform domain spoofing via a crafted HTML page.
Weakness: CWE-346
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-13740?
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-2019-13740?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2019-13740 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-13740 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-13740, GHSA-gxvx-5hqv-3p5f, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-13740.