8.8
HIGH CVSS 3.0
CVE-2019-5774
Google Chrome Linux Unsafe Desktop File Execution
Description

Omission of the .desktop filetype from the Safe Browsing checklist in SafeBrowsing in Google Chrome on Linux prior to 72.0.3626.81 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to download a .desktop file to execute arbitrary code via a downloaded .desktop file.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 19, 2019, 5:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:45 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-5774 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux_desktop
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_server
3 Redhat enterprise_linux_workstation
1 Linux linux_kernel
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Google chrome
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Follow the instructions below to mitigate the CVE-2019-5774 vulnerability.
Update the RHEL chromium-browser package based on the guidance in RHSA-2019:0309.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-5774 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-5774 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-5774 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-5774 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106767
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0309
    Added Reference https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
    Added Reference https://crbug.com/904182
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JVFHYCJGMZQUKYSIE2BXE4NLEGFGUXU5/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZQOP53LXXPRGD4N5OBKGQTSMFXT32LF6/
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4395
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106767 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://crbug.com/904182 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0309 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4395 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZQOP53LXXPRGD4N5OBKGQTSMFXT32LF6/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JVFHYCJGMZQUKYSIE2BXE4NLEGFGUXU5/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://crbug.com/904182
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4395
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0309
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106767
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZQOP53LXXPRGD4N5OBKGQTSMFXT32LF6/
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/JVFHYCJGMZQUKYSIE2BXE4NLEGFGUXU5/
  • CVE Source Update by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Source Google Inc. Chrome
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-20 CWE-862
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 18, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://crbug.com/904182 Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory https://crbug.com/904182 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/JVFHYCJGMZQUKYSIE2BXE4NLEGFGUXU5/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/JVFHYCJGMZQUKYSIE2BXE4NLEGFGUXU5/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 30, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/JVFHYCJGMZQUKYSIE2BXE4NLEGFGUXU5/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 27, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZQOP53LXXPRGD4N5OBKGQTSMFXT32LF6/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZQOP53LXXPRGD4N5OBKGQTSMFXT32LF6/ Mailing List, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 25, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZQOP53LXXPRGD4N5OBKGQTSMFXT32LF6/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 27, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4395 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4395 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106767 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106767 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0309 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0309 Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 20, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4395 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0309 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106767 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 19, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://crbug.com/904182 No Types Assigned https://crbug.com/904182 Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html No Types Assigned https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-20
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 72.0.3626.81 OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 8.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 6.8
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.92 }} 0.18%

score

0.74769

percentile