CVE-2019-13764
Type confusion in JavaScript in Google Chrome prior to 79.0.3945.79 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.43%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Type confusion in JavaScript in Google Chrome prior to 79.0.3945.79 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
- 6.43% probability · 94th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-843
- Affected
- google/chrome · debian/debian linux · fedoraproject/fedora · suse/package hub · opensuse/backports sle · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux workstation
- Source
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com
EPSS 6.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00032.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00036.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4238Third Party Advisory
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://crbug.com/1028863Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2Z5M4FPUMDNX2LDPHJKN5ZV5GIS2AKNU/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/N5CIQCVS6E3ULJCNU7YJXJPO2BLQZDTK/
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/27Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-08Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4606Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00032.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00036.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4238Third Party Advisory
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://crbug.com/1028863Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2Z5M4FPUMDNX2LDPHJKN5ZV5GIS2AKNU/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/N5CIQCVS6E3ULJCNU7YJXJPO2BLQZDTK/
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/27Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-08Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4606Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.