CVE-2019-5877 describes an out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability in Google Chrome versions prior to 77.0.3865.75, specifically within its JavaScript engine. This flaw allows a remote attacker to potentially achieve heap corruption and execute arbitrary code by enticing a user to visit a specially crafted HTML page. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), this vulnerability is critical due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation (KEV: No) and no public exploit code available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 77.0.3865.75CPE 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:H/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.