9.6

CVE-2019-5759: debian debian_linux Use After Free

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2019-5759DEBIAN-CVE-2019-5759
Published 19-02-2019Last modified 04-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-5759 is a critical (CVSS 9.6) Use After Free vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Prioritisesevere

Severe, CVSS 9.6 (NVD); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 1% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
9.6/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.46%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 4
DSA-4395-1OPENSUSE-SU-2019:0206-1OPENSUSE-SU-2019:0216-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10681-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1RHSA-2019:0309

Timeline

  1. 19-02-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Incorrect lifetime handling in HTML select elements in Google Chrome on Android and Mac prior to 72.0.3626.81 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.46%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

74%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 1.46% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Redhat3 products
Debian2 products
Fedoraproject1 product
Google1 product
  • chrome≥ unspecified, < 72.0.3626.81 | < 72.0.3626.81
Ubuntu1 product
  • chromium-browser< 72.0.3626.119-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | < 72.0.3626.119-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

5 vendors · 8 products

References

10 links