CVE-2019-5818: debian debian_linux Use of Uninitialized Resource
CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2019-5818DEBIAN-CVE-2019-5818
Published 27-06-2019Last modified 04-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-5818 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Use of Uninitialized Resource vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
1.61%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 8 · Related 5Timeline
- 27-06-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Uninitialized data in media in Google Chrome prior to 74.0.3729.108 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted video file.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 3 sources · 3 versionsMedium 6.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NSourcesAll 3 agree
- 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
Medium 6.5Preferred score · OSV · Ubuntu (Ecosystem advisory) · calculated from vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NSourcesSingle source
Medium 4.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:NSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.61%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
76%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.61% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score1.61%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian2 products
- chromium< 74.0.3729.108-1
- debian_linuxEOL10.0
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL29 | 30
Google1 product
- chrome≥ unspecified, < 74.0.3729.108 | < 74.0.3729.108
Ubuntu1 product
- chromium-browser< 74.0.3729.169-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | < 75.0.3770.90-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
5 vendors · 7 products
References
11 links- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_23.htmlX Refsource MISCREPORT
- crbug.com/929962X Refsource MISC