CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2019-5816

Improper Control of a Resource Through its Lifetime

Published: Jun 27, 2019 | Modified: Nov 07, 2023
CVSS 3.x
8.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
6.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
6.5 MODERATE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Ubuntu
MEDIUM

Process lifetime issue in Chrome in Google Chrome on Android prior to 74.0.3729.108 allowed a remote attacker to potentially persist an exploited process via a crafted HTML page.

Weakness

The product does not maintain or incorrectly maintains control over a resource throughout its lifetime of creation, use, and release.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Chrome Google * 74.0.3729.108 (excluding)
Chromium-browser Ubuntu bionic *
Chromium-browser Ubuntu cosmic *
Chromium-browser Ubuntu devel *
Chromium-browser Ubuntu disco *
Chromium-browser Ubuntu eoan *
Chromium-browser Ubuntu trusty *
Chromium-browser Ubuntu upstream *
Chromium-browser Ubuntu xenial *

Extended Description

Resources often have explicit instructions on how to be created, used and destroyed. When code does not follow these instructions, it can lead to unexpected behaviors and potentially exploitable states. Even without explicit instructions, various principles are expected to be adhered to, such as “Do not use an object until after its creation is complete,” or “do not use an object after it has been slated for destruction.”

Potential Mitigations

References