CVE-2019-13720
Use After Free — is CVE-2019-13720real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community ground truth.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
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Google Chrome WebAudio Use-After-Free Vulnerability — Google Chrome WebAudio contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. Listed in the CISA KEV catalog (added 2022-05-23) — confirmed exploited in the wild, not theoretical. FIRST EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at ~73%. Treat it as real and prioritize remediation over triage.
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Required action for Google Chrome WebAudio: Apply updates per vendor instructions. CISA set a federal remediation due date of 2022-06-13. After patching, verify the vulnerable path is no longer reachable before closing the finding.
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