Google Chrome prior 78.0.3904.70 Renderer HTML Page memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Renderer. Performing a manipulation as part of HTML Page results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-13700. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Google Chrome (Web Browser). This affects an unknown code block of the component Renderer. The manipulation as part of a HTML Page leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Out of bounds memory access in the gamepad API in Google Chrome prior to 78.0.3904.70 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

The weakness was published 11/25/2019. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-13700 since 07/18/2019. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/27/2024). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

Upgrading to version 78.0.3904.70 eliminates this vulnerability.

Similar entries are available at VDB-146239, VDB-146238, VDB-146237 and VDB-146236. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• Web Browser

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• Google

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• Chrome

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• free

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• Vendor: https://www.google.com/
• Product: https://www.google.com/chrome/

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