CVE-2019-5852 Information disclosure in Chrome

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

A remote attacker can obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page due to inappropriate JavaScript implementation.

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-2019-5852?

CVE-2019-5852 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 25 Nov 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

Inappropriate implementation in JavaScript in Google Chrome prior to 76.0.3809.87 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5852?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2019-5852?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2019-5852 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5852 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Chrome vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-5852, GHSA-9wjv-qxgv-8mq7, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-5852.

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