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CVE-2019-13720

Google Chrome WebAudio Use-After-Free Vulnerability

KEVHIGH 8.8EPSS 73.0%

Does this matter?

Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 13 June 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.

Description

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 3.1
8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
72.98% probability · 99th percentile
CISA KEV
Listed 23 May 2022 · due 13 June 2022
Weakness
CWE-416
Affected
google/chrome · opensuse/leap
Source
chrome-cve-admin@google.com

CISA notes

Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-13720

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.