CVE-2019-5765 Information disclosure in Chrome
A local attacker can exploit an exposed debugging endpoint in Chrome on Android to read sensitive process memory via a crafted Intent.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-5765?
CVE-2019-5765 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 19 Feb 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An exposed debugging endpoint in the browser in Google Chrome on Android prior to 72.0.3626.81 allowed a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted Intent.
Weakness: CWE-312
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5765?
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-2019-5765?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2019-5765 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5765 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-5765, GHSA-fp45-3gjm-cwrm, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-5765.