CVE-2019-13720

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.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
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
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

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2019-11-25 15:15

Updated : 2025-10-24 14:10

NVD link : CVE-2019-13720

Mitre link : CVE-2019-13720

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2019-13720

JSON object : View

Products Affected

opensuse

leap

google

chrome

CWE

CWE-416

Use After Free

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