CVE-2019-5796: google chrome Race Condition
Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2019-5796DEBIAN-CVE-2019-5796
Published 23-05-2019Last modified 04-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-5796 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Race Condition vulnerability in google chrome. EPSS estimates a 4.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
4.61%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1exploit-database
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 4Timeline
- 23-05-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Data race in extensions guest view in Google Chrome prior to 73.0.3683.75 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 3 sources · 3 versionsHigh 7.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
High 7.5Preferred score · OSV · Ubuntu (Ecosystem advisory) · calculated from vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesSingle source
Medium 5.1Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
4.61%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
92%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 4.61% on 22-09-2026
22-09-202622-10-2026
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
1 foundGoogle Chrome < M73 - Data Race in ExtensionsGuestViewMessageFilter
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.
- CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteThe product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
Affected systems
Opensuse2 products
- backports_sle15.0
- leapEOL15.0 | 15.1 | 42.3
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/918861X Refsource MISC
