CVE-2019-5852 Information disclosure in Chrome
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-5852, GHSA-9wjv-qxgv-8mq7, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-5852.