4.3

CVE-2019-5838: debian debian_linux Incorrect Authorization

CVSS: 4.3v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2019-5838DEBIAN-CVE-2019-5838
Published 27-06-2019Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-5838 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
17/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.77%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 8 · Related 5
DSA-4500-1MGASA-2019-0283OPENSUSE-SU-2019:1557-1OPENSUSE-SU-2019:1558-1OPENSUSE-SU-2019:1666-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10681-1

Timeline

  1. 27-06-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Insufficient policy enforcement in extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 75.0.3770.80 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass restrictions on file URIs via a crafted Chrome Extension.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 3 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.77%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

55%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.77% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.77%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian2 products
Opensuse2 products
Fedoraproject1 product
Google1 product
  • chrome≥ unspecified, < 75.0.3770.80 | < 75.0.3770.80
Ubuntu1 product
  • chromium-browser< 76.0.3809.87-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | < 75.0.3770.142-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

5 vendors · 7 products

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