CVE-2019-5798: canonical ubuntu_linux Out-of-bounds Read
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-5798 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 3.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 6.5, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 23 · Related 9Timeline
- 23-05-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Lack of correct bounds checking in Skia 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
6 scores · 4 sources · 3 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
3.21%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
88%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 3.21% 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 causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Debian4 products
- chromium< 73.0.3683.75-1
- firefox-esr< 60.7.0esr-1
- thunderbird< 1:60.7.0-1
- debian_linuxEOL8.0 | 9.0
Ubuntu2 products
- chromium-browser< 73.0.3683.75-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | < 73.0.3683.75-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
- thunderbird< 1:60.7.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | < 1:60.7.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
Alpine1 product
- firefox-esr< 60.7.0-r0
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL16.04 | 18.04 | 18.10 | 19.04
Google1 product
- chromeprior to 73.0.3683.75 | < 73.0.3683.75
Redhat1 product
- enterprise_linuxEOL6.0 | 7.0 | 8.0
Suse1 product
8 vendors · 13 products
References
19 links- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.htmlX Refsource MISCREPORT
- crbug.com/883596X Refsource MISC
