CVE-2019-13720 in Google and OpenSuse Products
Published on November 25, 2019
Known Exploited Vulnerability
This Google Chrome Use-After-Free Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Use-after-free in WebAudio in Google Chrome allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption.
The following remediation steps are recommended / required by June 13, 2022: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2019-13720 is exploitable with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited by threat actors. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is a Dangling pointer Vulnerability?
Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.
CVE-2019-13720 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2019-13720
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Affected Versions
Google Chrome:- Version unspecified and below 78.0.3904.87 is affected.
Exploit Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.