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CVE-2019-13720: Google Chrome WebAudio Use-After-Free Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2019-13720
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Google Chrome WebAudio contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Googleproduct: ChromeMemory corruption
What
A use-after-free vulnerability in WebAudio allows a remote attacker to exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Who is affected
Users of Google Chrome with the affected WebAudio feature.
Urgency
Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
Action
Update to the latest version of Google Chrome.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2022-05-23
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-13720

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2019-13720coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

Recent advisories for Google Chrome WebAudio

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

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