CVE-2019-5839 Security feature bypass in Chrome
Remote attackers can bypass website URL validation in Google Chrome by tricking users into visiting a crafted URL, potentially misleading users about the site's identity.
- 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-2019-5839?
CVE-2019-5839 is a medium-severity 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
Excessive data validation in URL parser in Google Chrome prior to 75.0.3770.80 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to input a URL to bypass website URL validation via a crafted URL.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5839?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome, Opensuse Backports, Opensuse Leap.
How do I fix CVE-2019-5839?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2019-5839 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5839 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-5839, GHSA-gvgm-q66c-22r4, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-5839.