Improper Input Validation Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <75.0.3770.142-0ubuntu0.18.04.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.5% (77th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-CHROMIUMBROWSER-471992
  • published9 Jun 2019
  • disclosed27 Jun 2019

Introduced: 9 Jun 2019

CVE-2019-5838  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 chromium-browser to version 75.0.3770.142-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 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.

Insufficient policy enforcement in extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 75.0.3770.80 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass restrictions on file URIs via a crafted Chrome Extension.

CVSS Scores

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