CVE-2019-5757 Memory corruption in Chrome
Remote attackers can exploit object corruption in SVG rendering via crafted HTML pages, potentially leading to code execution in Google 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-2019-5757?
CVE-2019-5757 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 19 Feb 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
An incorrect object type assumption in SVG in Google Chrome prior to 72.0.3626.81 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit object corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Weakness: CWE-704
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5757?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation.
How do I fix CVE-2019-5757?
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-2019-5757 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5757 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-5757, GHSA-cr5x-9666-885w, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-5757.