Use after free in Google Chrome
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Use after free in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 78.0.3904.87 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Chrome (Google) Fixed in 78.0.3904.87
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2019:3775 Released 2019-11-07 · Red Hat rating Importantchromium-browser security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser-78.0.3904.87-1.el6_10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser-78.0.3904.87-1.el6_10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser-78.0.3904.87-1.el6_10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser-78.0.3904.87-1.el6_10
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Google Chrome — openSUSE-SU-2019:2664
2 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 1 CRITICAL, 1 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2019-10325 Use after free in Google ChromePriority CRITICAL 97
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2019:3775 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Supplementary (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2019:3775 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2019:3775 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2019:3775 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-13721
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-62cc-g9f4-2r2g
References
More Google Chrome vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-09686 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-07390 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2024-04898 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2024-04600 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2024-04346 Use after free in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2023-05824 Integer overflow in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
Sources
- CVE-2019-13721 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-13721 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-62cc-g9f4-2r2g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2019-13721 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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