CVE-2019-5816 Other in Chrome

High 8.8 Published Updated

A remote attacker can persist an exploited process in Chrome on Android via a crafted HTML page, requiring users to update the browser.

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-2019-5816?

CVE-2019-5816 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, 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

Process lifetime issue in Chrome in Google Chrome on Android prior to 74.0.3729.108 allowed a remote attacker to potentially persist an exploited process via a crafted HTML page.

Weakness: CWE-664

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5816?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome, Opensuse Backports, Opensuse Leap.

How do I fix CVE-2019-5816?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2019-5816 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5816 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Fedoraproject Fedora vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-43g9-qgw6-3pfp, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-5816.

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