CVE-2019-5782 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine, affecting versions prior to 72.0.3626.81, as well as Debian, Fedora, and Red Hat distributions. It stems from incorrect optimization assumptions, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code within the browser's sandbox via a specially crafted HTML page. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH) and an EPSS score indicating high exploitability, this flaw poses a significant risk of complete compromise (confidentiality, integrity, availability). Despite its high potential impact, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 72.0.3626.81CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.