CVE-2019-13764 Memory corruption in Chrome

High 8.8 Published Updated

A remote attacker can exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page due to type confusion in JavaScript, potentially executing arbitrary code.

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-2019-13764?

CVE-2019-13764 is a high-severity memory corruption 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

Type confusion in JavaScript in Google Chrome prior to 79.0.3945.79 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Weakness: CWE-843

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-13764?

It affects 8 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome, Opensuse Backports Sle, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server and 2 more.

How do I fix CVE-2019-13764?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2019-13764 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-13764 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-13764, GHSA-8fwf-6328-m3pr, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-13764.

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