Improper Input Validation Affecting chromium package, versions <72.0.3626.96-1~deb9u1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.21% (86th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-CHROMIUM-337614
  • published30 Jan 2019
  • disclosed19 Feb 2019

Introduced: 30 Jan 2019

CVE-2019-5774  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 chromium to version 72.0.3626.96-1~deb9u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream chromium package and not the chromium package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

Omission of the .desktop filetype from the Safe Browsing checklist in SafeBrowsing in Google Chrome on Linux prior to 72.0.3626.81 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to download a .desktop file to execute arbitrary code via a downloaded .desktop file.