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CVE-2019-5819 json

Insufficient data validation in developer tools in Google Chrome on OS X prior to 74.0.3729.108 allowed a local attacker to execute arbitra…

published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-15390

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 33%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Insufficient data validation in developer tools in Google Chrome on OS X prior to 74.0.3729.108 allowed a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted string copied to clipboard.

Patch / fix

  • Google Chrome 74.0.3729.108
  • chromium Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 74.0.3729.108-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2019-5819

  • chromium-browser RHEL 6 EXTRAS 74.0.3729.108-1.el6_10

red hat advisories RHSA-2019:1021

  • chromium openSUSE Tumbleweed 93.0.4577.82-1.1
  • chromium openSUSE Tumbleweed 113.0.5672.92-1.1
  • chromium Package Hub 15, Package Hub 12 SP3, openSUSE Leap 15.1 +1 more 75.0.3770.90-bp150.213.3
  • chromium Package Hub 15 74.0.3729.108-bp150.207.1
  • chromium openSUSE Leap 15.0 74.0.3729.108-lp150.209.2

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10681-1openSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1openSUSE-SU-2019:1666-1openSUSE-SU-2019:1436-1openSUSE-SU-2019:1325-1

  • chromium Arch Linux 74.0.3729.108-1

arch linux advisories AVG-952

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2019-5819 updated cvss 6.5

chromium-browser: Incorrect escaping in developer tools

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser 74.0.3729.108-1.el6_10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser 74.0.3729.108-1.el6_10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser 74.0.3729.108-1.el6_10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser 74.0.3729.108-1.el6_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:1021

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.4 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Google Chrome

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command
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References

Sources

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