8.8

CVE-2019-5774: debian debian_linux Missing Authorization

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2019-5774DEBIAN-CVE-2019-5774
Published 19-02-2019Last modified 04-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-5774 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Missing Authorization vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 8.8, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.51%
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

Omission of the .desktop filetype from the Safe Browsing checklist in SafeBrowsing in Google Chrome on Linux prior to 72.0.3626.81 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to download a .desktop file to execute arbitrary code via a downloaded .desktop file.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.51%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

74%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 1.51% 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