Firefox Posted November 1, 2019 ID:1342551 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Google warns exploits in the wild against a Use After Free vulnerability in Chrome’s audio component. UPDATE Google is warning users of a high-severity vulnerability in its Chrome browser that is currently being exploited by attackers to hijack computers. The flaw (CVE-2019-13720), discovered by security researchers Anton Ivanov and Alexey Kulaev at Kaspersky, exists in Google Chrome’s audio component. Google is urging users to update to the latest version of Chrome, 78.0.3904.87 (for Windows, Mac, and Linux) as it rolls out over the coming days. “This [updated] version addresses vulnerabilities that an attacker could exploit to take control of an affected system,” according to a Thursday Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) alert. “One of these vulnerabilities (CVE-2019-13720) was detected in exploits in the wild.” Read Full Story at Source: ThreatPost.com Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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