CVE-2019-5819

Description

Insufficient data validation in developer tools in Google Chrome on OS X prior to 74.0.3729.108 allowed a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted string copied to clipboard.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: Google Chrome
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_23.html
https://crbug.com/919356
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00085.html vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FKN4GPMBQ3SDXWB4HL45II5CZ7P2E4AI/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CPM7VPE27DUNJLXM4F5PAAEFFWOEND6X/ vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4500 vendor advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/19 mailing list
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-18 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-5819?
CVE-2019-5819 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-5819?
To fix CVE-2019-5819, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-5819 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-5819 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2019-5819?
CVE-2019-5819 affects Google Chrome.
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