VDB-137003 · CVE-2019-5819 · Qualys 237198

Google Chrome up to 73.0.3683.103 on MacOS Developer Tools String input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Google Chrome on MacOS. This impacts an unknown function of the component Developer Tools. The manipulation as part of String leads to input validation. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2019-5819. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome on MacOS (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Developer Tools. The manipulation as part of a String leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Insufficient data validation in developer tools in Google Chrome on OS X prior to 74.0.3729.108 allowed a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted string copied to clipboard.

The bug was discovered 04/23/2019. The weakness was presented 06/27/2019 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at seclists.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-5819 since 01/09/2019. Attacking locally is a requirement. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 65 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 237198 (Red Hat Update for chromium-browser (RHSA-2019:1021)).

Upgrading to version 74.0.3729.108 eliminates this vulnerability.

See VDB-136990, VDB-136991, VDB-136992 and VDB-136993 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 74.0.3729.108

Timelineinfo

01/09/2019 🔍
04/23/2019 +104 days 🔍
06/27/2019 +65 days 🔍
06/27/2019 +0 days 🔍
06/26/2024 +1826 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: FEDORA-2019-8fb8240d14
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-5819 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-5819
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-137003
OSVDB: - Google Chrome developer tools security bypass

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/27/2019 22:13
Updated: 06/26/2024 06:53
Changes: 06/27/2019 22:13 (64), 06/28/2020 16:41 (1), 10/09/2023 07:40 (4), 06/26/2024 06:53 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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