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CVE-2019-5789

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2019-05-23
  • WeaknessCWE-190 · CWE-416

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Description

An integer overflow that leads to a use-after-free in WebMIDI in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 73.0.3683.75 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2019-03-19Exploit-DB entryExploit-DB

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-04 03:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD
Opensuse leap
BranchAffectedFixed in
15.0= 15.0no fix published
15.1= 15.1no fix published
42.3= 42.3no fix published
Google chrome
BranchAffectedFixed in
73.0< 73.0.3683.7573.0.3683.75
Opensuse backports
BranchAffectedFixed in
—= sle-15no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • chromiumSUSE:Package Hub 15all versions · fixed in 75.0.3770.90-bp150.213.3
  • chromiumSUSE:Package Hub 12 SP3all versions · fixed in 75.0.3770.90-bp150.213.3
  • chromiumopenSUSE:Tumbleweedall versions · fixed in 113.0.5672.92-1.1
  • chromiumopenSUSE:Tumbleweedall versions · fixed in 93.0.4577.82-1.1
  • chromiumopenSUSE:Leap 15.1all versions · fixed in 75.0.3770.90-bp150.213.3
  • chromiumopenSUSE:Leap 15.0all versions · fixed in 73.0.3683.75-lp150.206.1
  • chromiumopenSUSE:Leap 15.0all versions · fixed in 75.0.3770.90-bp150.213.3
  • chromiumDebian:14all versions · fixed in 73.0.3683.75-1

6 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2019-5789 Red Hat Product Security14 products fixed

    chromium-browser: Use after free in WebMIDI

  • RHSA-2019:0708 Red Hat Product Security14 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: chromium-browser security update

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2019:0708 · 14 productsFor details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 After installing the update, Chromium must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

Detection

read 2026-11-03 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-46570
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.18.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.09.3read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-190, CWE-416read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score9.3 %2026-11-03
  • Exploit-DBdetectionread 2026-11-03
  • OSVaffected packages—

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2019-05-23
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5789?

An integer overflow that leads to a use-after-free in WebMIDI in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 73.0.3683.75 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page.

Is CVE-2019-5789 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2019-5789 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 9.3% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-5789?

CVE-2019-5789 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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