CVE-2019-5809 Use after free in Chrome
A use-after-free flaw in Chrome's file chooser allows remote attackers with compromised renderer processes to escalate privileges via crafted HTML pages.
- 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-2019-5809?
CVE-2019-5809 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 27 Jun 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
Use after free in file chooser in Google Chrome prior to 74.0.3729.108 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to perform privilege escalation via a crafted HTML page.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5809?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome, Opensuse Backports, Opensuse Leap.
How do I fix CVE-2019-5809?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2019-5809 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5809 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-5809, GHSA-7rp7-rwgf-3fv6.