CVE-2019-13720

Google Chrome

Published 25 Nov 2019 · updated 17 Jun 2026 · Analyzed

8.8 High · CVSS 3.1, NVD

Exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 23 May 2022, with a remediation deadline of 13 Jun 2022 for US federal agencies.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Description

Use after free in WebAudio in Google Chrome prior to 78.0.3904.87 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

References

lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00022.html · Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
packetstormsecurity.com/files/167066/Google-Chrome-78.0.3904.70-Remote-Code-Execution.html · Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.html · Vendor Advisory
crbug.com/1019226 · Permissions Required
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-04 · Third Party Advisory
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-13720 · US Government Resource