CVE-2019-13724: High severity google chrome (trace event) vulnerability

Published Nov 21, 2019
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Updated

Out of bounds memory access in WebBluetooth in Google Chrome prior to 78.0.3904.108 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Other sources

Out-of-bounds access in Bluetooth.

References: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop18.html https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=1024116

Red Hat

Affected Software

1 affected component
Google Chrome<78.0.3904.108

Event History

Nov 21, 2019
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·07:10 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Nov 25, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:22 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:22 PM
DescriptionWeakness
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2019-13724?

CVE-2019-13724 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to potential exploitation leading to heap corruption.

2

How do I fix CVE-2019-13724?

To fix CVE-2019-13724, update Google Chrome to version 78.0.3904.108 or later.

3

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2019-13724?

CVE-2019-13724 is an out of bounds memory access vulnerability in the WebBluetooth feature of Google Chrome.

4

Who can exploit CVE-2019-13724?

A remote attacker who has compromised the renderer process can exploit CVE-2019-13724 through a specially crafted HTML page.

5

On which versions of Google Chrome does CVE-2019-13724 affect?

CVE-2019-13724 affects Google Chrome versions prior to 78.0.3904.108.

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