CVE-2019-5789
An integer overflow that leads to a use-after-free in WebMIDI in Google Chrome on Windows prior...
8.8 HighPublic exploitFix available
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
9.26%Up 5.7 points since Apr 14, 2021
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2019-5789- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-190, CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2019-5789- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-15361 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2019-15361- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v5pq-9p96-j22q
An integer overflow that leads to a use-after-free in WebMIDI in Google Chrome on Windows prior...
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.
- Record
GHSA-v5pq-9p96-j22q- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2019-5789- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-5789- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVRHSA-2019:0708
Red Hat Security Advisory: chromium-browser security update
- Record
RHSA-2019:0708- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-5789- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2019:1062-1 No score
Security update for chromium
This update for chromium to version 73.0.3683.75 fixes the following issues:
Security issues fixed (bsc#1129059):
- CVE-2019-5787: Fixed a use after free in Canvas.
- CVE-2019-5788: Fixed a use after free in FileAPI.
- CVE-2019-5789: Fixed a use after free in WebMIDI.
- CVE-2019-5790: Fixed a heap buffer overflow in V8.
- CVE-2019-5791: Fixed a type confusion in V8.
- CVE-2019-5792: Fixed an integer overflow in PDFium.
- CVE-2019-5793: Fixed excessive permissions for private API in Extensions.
- CVE-2019-5794: Fixed security UI spoofing.
- CVE-2019-5795: Fixed an integer overflow in PDFium.
- CVE-2019-5796: Fixed a race condition in Extensions.
- CVE-2019-5797: Fixed a race condition in DOMStorage.
- CVE-2019-5798: Fixed an out of bounds read in Skia.
- CVE-2019-5799: Fixed a CSP bypass with blob URL.
- CVE-2019-5800: Fixed a CSP bypass with blob URL.
- CVE-2019-5801: Fixed an incorrect Omnibox display on iOS.
- CVE-2019-5802: Fixed security UI spoofing.
- CVE-2019-5803: Fixed a CSP bypass with Javascript URLs'.
- CVE-2019-5804: Fixed a command line injection on Windows.
Release notes: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2019:1062-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2019:1666-1 No score
Security update for chromium
This update for chromium fixes the following issues:
Chromium was updated to 75.0.3770.90 (boo#1137332 boo#1138287):
- CVE-2019-5842: Use-after-free in Blink.
Also updated to 75.0.3770.80 boo#1137332:
- CVE-2019-5828: Use after free in ServiceWorker
- CVE-2019-5829: Use after free in Download Manager
- CVE-2019-5830: Incorrectly credentialed requests in CORS
- CVE-2019-5831: Incorrect map processing in V8
- CVE-2019-5832: Incorrect CORS handling in XHR
- CVE-2019-5833: Inconsistent security UI placemen
- CVE-2019-5835: Out of bounds read in Swiftshader
- CVE-2019-5836: Heap buffer overflow in Angle
- CVE-2019-5837: Cross-origin resources size disclosure in Appcache
- CVE-2019-5838: Overly permissive tab access in Extensions
- CVE-2019-5839: Incorrect handling of certain code points in Blink
- CVE-2019-5840: Popup blocker bypass
- Various fixes from internal audits, fuzzing and other initiatives
- CVE-2019-5834: URL spoof in Omnibox on iOS
Update to 74.0.3729.169:
- Feature fixes update only
Update to 74.0.3729.157:
- Various security fixes from internal audits, fuzzing and other initiatives
Includes security fixes from 74.0.3729.131 (boo#1134218):
- CVE-2019-5827: Out-of-bounds access in SQLite
- CVE-2019-5824: Parameter passing error in media player
Update to 74.0.3729.108 boo#1133313:
- CVE-2019-5805: Use after free in PDFium
- CVE-2019-5806: Integer overflow in Angle
- CVE-2019-5807: Memory corruption in V8
- CVE-2019-5808: Use after free in Blink
- CVE-2019-5809: Use after free in Blink
- CVE-2019-5810: User information disclosure in Autofill
- CVE-2019-5811: CORS bypass in Blink
- CVE-2019-5813: Out of bounds read in V8
- CVE-2019-5814: CORS bypass in Blink
- CVE-2019-5815: Heap buffer overflow in Blink
- CVE-2019-5818: Uninitialized value in media reader
- CVE-2019-5819: Incorrect escaping in developer tools
- CVE-2019-5820: Integer overflow in PDFium
- CVE-2019-5821: Integer overflow in PDFium
- CVE-2019-5822: CORS bypass in download manager
- CVE-2019-5823: Forced navigation from service worker
- CVE-2019-5812: URL spoof in Omnibox on iOS
- CVE-2019-5816: Exploit persistence extension on Android
- CVE-2019-5817: Heap buffer overflow in Angle on Windows
Update to 73.0.3686.103:
- Various feature fixes
Update to 73.0.3683.86:
- Just feature fixes around
- Update conditions to use system harfbuzz on TW+
- Require java during build
- Enable using pipewire when available
- Rebase chromium-vaapi.patch to match up the Fedora one
Update to 73.0.3683.75 boo#1129059:
- CVE-2019-5787: Use after free in Canvas.
- CVE-2019-5788: Use after free in FileAPI.
- CVE-2019-5789: Use after free in WebMIDI.
- CVE-2019-5790: Heap buffer overflow in V8.
- CVE-2019-5791: Type confusion in V8.
- CVE-2019-5792: Integer overflow in PDFium.
- CVE-2019-5793: Excessive permissions for private API in Extensions.
- CVE-2019-5794: Security UI spoofing.
- CVE-2019-5795: Integer overflow in PDFium.
- CVE-2019-5796: Race condition in Extensions.
- CVE-2019-5797: Race condition in DOMStorage.
- CVE-2019-5798: Out of bounds read in Skia.
- CVE-2019-5799: CSP bypass with blob URL.
- CVE-2019-5800: CSP bypass with blob URL.
- CVE-2019-5801: Incorrect Omnibox display on iOS.
- CVE-2019-5802: Security UI spoofing.
- CVE-2019-5803: CSP bypass with Javascript URLs'.
- CVE-2019-5804: Command line command injection on Windows.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2019:1666-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10681-1 No score
chromedriver-93.0.4577.82-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the chromedriver-93.0.4577.82-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10681-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1 No score
ungoogled-chromium-113.0.5672.92-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the ungoogled-chromium-113.0.5672.92-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
chromiumDebian:12 |
before 73.0.3683.75-1 | 73.0.3683.75-1 |
chromiumDebian:13 |
before 73.0.3683.75-1 | 73.0.3683.75-1 |
chromiumDebian:14 |
before 73.0.3683.75-1 | 73.0.3683.75-1 |
chromiumDebian:9 From an advisory covering 19 CVEs |
before 73.0.3683.75-1~deb9u1, plus listed versions 0.9-80.9-8.0.10.9.12-100.9.12-110.9.12-12 Show 30 moreShow less0.9.12-130.9.12-14~experimental10.9.12-14~experimental20.9.12-50.9.12-60.9.12-70.9.12-80.9.12-90.9.13.1-10.9.13.2-10.9.13.3-171.0.3578.62-171.0.3578.80-172.0.3626.109-172.0.3626.121-172.0.3626.122-172.0.3626.122-1~deb9u172.0.3626.53-172.0.3626.7-172.0.3626.7-272.0.3626.7-372.0.3626.7-472.0.3626.7-572.0.3626.7-672.0.3626.81-172.0.3626.96-1~deb9u172.0.3626.96-1~deb9u273.0.3683.39-173.0.3683.56-173.0.3683.56-2 |
73.0.3683.75-1~deb9u1 |
chromium-browserRed Hat:rhel_extras:6 From an advisory covering 16 CVEs |
before 0:73.0.3683.75-1.el6_10 | 0:73.0.3683.75-1.el6_10 |
chromium-browser-debuginfoRed Hat:rhel_extras:6 From an advisory covering 16 CVEs |
before 0:73.0.3683.75-1.el6_10 | 0:73.0.3683.75-1.el6_10 |
chromium-browserUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 73.0.3683.75-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, plus listed versions 45.0.2454.101-0ubuntu1.120147.0.2526.73-0ubuntu1.121847.0.2526.106-0ubuntu1.122148.0.2564.82-0ubuntu1.122248.0.2564.116-0ubuntu1.1229 Show 42 moreShow less49.0.2623.87-0ubuntu1.123249.0.2623.108-0ubuntu1.123350.0.2661.102-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.123751.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.124252.0.2743.116-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.125053.0.2785.143-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.125453.0.2785.143-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.125755.0.2883.87-0ubuntu0.16.04.126356.0.2924.76-0ubuntu0.16.04.126857.0.2987.98-0ubuntu0.16.04.127658.0.3029.81-0ubuntu0.16.04.127758.0.3029.96-0ubuntu0.16.04.127958.0.3029.110-0ubuntu0.16.04.128159.0.3071.109-0ubuntu0.16.04.128959.0.3071.109-0ubuntu0.16.04.129160.0.3112.78-0ubuntu0.16.04.129360.0.3112.113-0ubuntu0.16.04.129861.0.3163.79-0ubuntu0.16.04.130061.0.3163.100-0ubuntu0.16.04.130662.0.3202.62-0ubuntu0.16.04.130862.0.3202.75-0ubuntu0.16.04.131362.0.3202.89-0ubuntu0.16.04.131562.0.3202.94-0ubuntu0.16.04.131763.0.3239.84-0ubuntu0.16.04.163.0.3239.132-0ubuntu0.16.04.164.0.3282.119-0ubuntu0.16.04.164.0.3282.140-0ubuntu0.16.04.164.0.3282.167-0ubuntu0.16.04.165.0.3325.181-0ubuntu0.16.04.166.0.3359.139-0ubuntu0.16.04.366.0.3359.181-0ubuntu0.16.04.167.0.3396.99-0ubuntu0.16.04.268.0.3440.75-0ubuntu0.16.04.168.0.3440.106-0ubuntu0.16.04.169.0.3497.81-0ubuntu0.16.04.170.0.3538.67-0ubuntu0.16.04.170.0.3538.77-0ubuntu0.16.04.170.0.3538.110-0ubuntu0.16.04.171.0.3578.80-0ubuntu0.16.04.171.0.3578.98-0ubuntu0.16.04.172.0.3626.119-0ubuntu0.16.04.172.0.3626.121-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
73.0.3683.75-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
chromium-browserUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
before 73.0.3683.75-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, plus listed versions 61.0.3163.100-0ubuntu1.137862.0.3202.62-0ubuntu0.17.10.138062.0.3202.89-0ubuntu1.138662.0.3202.94-0ubuntu1.138863.0.3239.84-0ubuntu1 Show 19 moreShow less63.0.3239.108-0ubuntu164.0.3282.119-0ubuntu164.0.3282.140-0ubuntu164.0.3282.167-0ubuntu165.0.3325.146-0ubuntu165.0.3325.181-0ubuntu166.0.3359.139-0ubuntu0.18.04.366.0.3359.181-0ubuntu0.18.04.167.0.3396.99-0ubuntu0.18.04.168.0.3440.75-0ubuntu0.18.04.168.0.3440.106-0ubuntu0.18.04.169.0.3497.81-0ubuntu0.18.04.170.0.3538.67-0ubuntu0.18.04.170.0.3538.77-0ubuntu0.18.04.170.0.3538.110-0ubuntu0.18.04.171.0.3578.80-0ubuntu0.18.04.171.0.3578.98-0ubuntu0.18.04.172.0.3626.119-0ubuntu0.18.04.172.0.3626.121-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
73.0.3683.75-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Leap 15.0 From an advisory covering 18 CVEs |
before 73.0.3683.75-lp150.206.1 | 73.0.3683.75-lp150.206.1 |
chromiumSUSE:Package Hub 12 SP3 From an advisory covering 53 CVEs |
before 75.0.3770.90-bp150.213.3 | 75.0.3770.90-bp150.213.3 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
chromiumSUSE:Package Hub 15 From an advisory covering 53 CVEs |
before 75.0.3770.90-bp150.213.3 | 75.0.3770.90-bp150.213.3 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Leap 15.0 From an advisory covering 53 CVEs |
before 75.0.3770.90-bp150.213.3 | 75.0.3770.90-bp150.213.3 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Leap 15.1 From an advisory covering 53 CVEs |
before 75.0.3770.90-bp150.213.3 | 75.0.3770.90-bp150.213.3 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 1081 CVEs |
before 93.0.4577.82-1.1 | 93.0.4577.82-1.1 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 2310 CVEs |
before 113.0.5672.92-1.1 | 113.0.5672.92-1.1 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Google Chrome < M73 - MidiManagerWin Use-After-Free | 2019-03-19 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-5789 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Google Chrome, published March 28, 2019. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 9.26%, the 95th percentile. Fixed in chromium 73.0.3683.75-1.
References
chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html
crbug.com/921581
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00085.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5789
github.com/advisories/GHSA-v5pq-9p96-j22q
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-5789
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access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0708
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1688189
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2019/rhsa-2019_0708.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-5787
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-5789
bugzilla.suse.com/1129059
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-5787
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