CVE-2019-13698

Google Chromium RegExpReplace Type Confusion Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Out of bounds memory access in JavaScript in Google Chrome prior to 73.0.3683.103 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Un acceso a la memoria fuera de límites en JavaScript en Google Chrome versiones anteriores a 73.0.3683.103, permitió a un atacante remoto explotar potencialmente una corrupción de la pila por medio de una página HTML diseñada.

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Google Chromium. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within the implementation of the JavaScript RegExp.replace method. By performing actions in JavaScript, an attacker can trigger a type confusion condition. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.

*Credits: fluoroacetate (@fluoroacetate)

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2019-07-18 CVE Reserved
2019-10-29 CVE Published
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
2024-12-23 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html	X_refsource_misc
https://crbug.com/944971	X_refsource_misc

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Google Search vendor "Google"		Chrome Search vendor "Google" for product "Chrome"				< 73.0.3683.103 Search vendor "Google" for product "Chrome" and version " < 73.0.3683.103"		-		Affected