CVE-2019-5795 Integer overflow in Chrome
A remote attacker can trigger out-of-bounds memory access via a crafted PDF file due to an integer overflow in Chrome's PDFium component.
- 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-2019-5795?
CVE-2019-5795 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 23 May 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
Integer overflow in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 73.0.3683.75 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform out of bounds memory access via a crafted PDF file.
Weakness: CWE-190
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5795?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Google Chrome, Opensuse Backports, Opensuse Leap.
How do I fix CVE-2019-5795?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2019-5795 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5795 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-5795, GHSA-r677-v868-43jr, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-5795.