CVE-2019-5828 Use after free in Chrome
A remote attacker can potentially execute arbitrary code via out-of-bounds memory access in Chrome's ServiceWorker component using a crafted HTML page.
- 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-2019-5828?
CVE-2019-5828 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
Object lifecycle issue in ServiceWorker in Google Chrome prior to 75.0.3770.80 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform out of bounds memory access via a crafted HTML page.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5828?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome, Opensuse Backports, Opensuse Leap.
How do I fix CVE-2019-5828?
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-2019-5828 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5828 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-5828, GHSA-9gx2-96v5-4pmr, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-5828.