CVE-2019-5777: Insufficient policy enforcement in Omnibox

Published Jun 4, 2018
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Updated

An insufficient policy enforcement flaw was found in the Omnibox component of the Chromium browser.

Upstream bug(s):

https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=849421

External References:

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html

Other sources

Incorrect handling of a confusable character in Omnibox in Google Chrome prior to 72.0.3626.81 allowed a remote attacker to spoof the contents of the Omnibox (URL bar) via a crafted domain name.

Credit

Khalil Zhani

Affected Software

10 affected componentsFixes available
debian/chromium
90.0.4430.212-1~deb10u1116.0.5845.180-1~deb11u1118.0.5993.70-1~deb11u1116.0.5845.180-1~deb12u1118.0.5993.70-1~deb12u1118.0.5993.70-1
redhat/chromium-browser<72.0.3626.81
72.0.3626.81
Google Chrome<72.0.3626.81
72.0.3626.81
Google Chrome<72.0.3626.81
redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop=6.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Server=6.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation=6.0
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
Fedoraproject Fedora=29
Fedoraproject Fedora=30

Event History

Jun 4, 2018
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Feb 19, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:00 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·05:29 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Parent advisories

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2019-5777?

CVE-2019-5777 is rated as Medium severity due to an insufficient policy enforcement vulnerability in Chromium's Omnibox component.

2

How do I fix CVE-2019-5777?

To remediate CVE-2019-5777, update your Chromium or Google Chrome to the latest version 72.0.3626.81 or higher.

3

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5777?

CVE-2019-5777 affects several versions of Chromium and Google Chrome prior to version 72.0.3626.81.

4

Is there a workaround for CVE-2019-5777?

There is no official workaround for CVE-2019-5777; updating to a fixed version is recommended.

5

What products are impacted by CVE-2019-5777?

CVE-2019-5777 impacts products including Google Chrome, Chromium, and Chromium-browser on various Linux distributions.

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