CVE-2019-5791: google chrome Out-of-bounds Read
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-5791 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in google chrome. EPSS estimates a 1.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 8.8, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 4Timeline
- 23-05-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Inappropriate optimization in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 73.0.3683.75 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 3 sources · 3 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
1.54%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
75%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 1.54% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-125Out-of-bounds ReadThe product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
- CWE-843Access of Resource Using Incompatible TypeThe product allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type.
Affected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Debian1 product
- chromium< 73.0.3683.75-1
Google1 product
- chromeprior to 73.0.3683.75 | < 73.0.3683.75
Ubuntu1 product
- chromium-browser< 73.0.3683.75-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | < 73.0.3683.75-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
4 vendors · 5 products
References
6 links- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.htmlX Refsource MISCREPORT
- crbug.com/926651X Refsource MISC
