Out-of-bounds Read Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <73.0.3683.75-0ubuntu0.18.04.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.8% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-CHROMIUMBROWSER-340985
  • published14 Mar 2019
  • disclosed23 May 2019

Introduced: 14 Mar 2019

CVE-2019-5798  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 chromium-browser to version 73.0.3683.75-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream chromium-browser package and not the chromium-browser package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Lack of correct bounds checking in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 73.0.3683.75 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page.

CVSS Scores

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