CVEs / CVE-2019-13720
CVE-2019-13720: Google Chrome WebAudio Use-After-Free Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 23 May 2022
- high 8.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 49.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
Google Chrome WebAudio contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Description
Use after free in WebAudio in Google Chrome prior to 78.0.3904.87 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Google Chrome | from unspecified, before 78.0.3904.87 | 78.0.3904.87 |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 23 May 2022 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 13 Jun 2022 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply updates per vendor instructions. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 8.8 highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-416 |
References
- CVE-2019-13720 on NVD
- CVE-2019-13720 in the CISA KEV catalog
- CVE-2019-13720 on OSV
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00022.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167066/Google-Chrome-78.0.3904.70-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.html Vendor Advisory
- https://crbug.com/1019226 Permissions Required
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-04 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-13720 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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