CVE-2019-5855 Integer overflow in Chrome

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

A remote attacker can exploit heap corruption via a crafted PDF file due to an integer overflow in PDFium, potentially executing arbitrary code.

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-2019-5855?

CVE-2019-5855 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

Integer overflow in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 76.0.3809.87 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted PDF file.

Weakness: CWE-787, CWE-190

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5855?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2019-5855?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2019-5855 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5855 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Chrome vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-5855, GHSA-3jxc-895x-c94m, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-5855.

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