CVE-2019-5849 describes an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Skia, a graphics engine used by Google Chrome prior to version 75.0.3770.80. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw by enticing a user to visit a specially crafted HTML page, leading to the disclosure of potentially sensitive information from process memory. With a CVSS score of 8.1 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction to trigger. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been confirmed, it has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the security community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 75.0.3770.80CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.