medium
6.5
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2019-5781: Insufficient policy enforcement in Omnibox

First published: Thu Oct 18 2018(Updated: )

An insufficient policy enforcement flaw was found in the Omnibox component of the Chromium browser. Upstream bug(s): <a href="https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=896725">https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=896725</a> External References: <a href="https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html">https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html</a>

Credit: cve-coordination@google.com evi1m0 Bilibili Security Team chrome-cve-admin@google.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
debian/chromium
90.0.4430.212-1~deb10u1
116.0.5845.180-1~deb11u1
118.0.5993.70-1~deb11u1
116.0.5845.180-1~deb12u1
118.0.5993.70-1~deb12u1
118.0.5993.70-1
redhat/chromium-browser<72.0.3626.81
72.0.3626.81
Google Chrome (Trace Event)<72.0.3626.81
72.0.3626.81
Google Chrome (Trace Event)<72.0.3626.81
Debian=9.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop=6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation=6.0
Fedora=29
Fedora=30

Remedy

https://crbug.com/896725

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2019-5781?

    CVE-2019-5781 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its insufficient policy enforcement in the Chromium browser.

  • How do I fix CVE-2019-5781?

    To remediate CVE-2019-5781, you should update to the latest version of Chromium or Chrome, specifically versions 90.0.4430.212 or higher.

  • Which versions of Chrome are affected by CVE-2019-5781?

    CVE-2019-5781 affects Google Chrome versions up to and including 72.0.3626.81.

  • Are there any specific distributions that need to consider CVE-2019-5781?

    Yes, Debian and Red Hat distributions should address CVE-2019-5781 in their corresponding Chromium package updates.

  • What component of the Chromium browser is impacted by CVE-2019-5781?

    CVE-2019-5781 affects the Omnibox component of the Chromium browser.

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