Resource management error in Google Chrome - CVE-2013-6658

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Resource management error in Google Chrome - CVE-2013-6658

Published: February 24, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU42014
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-6658
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Chrome

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in the layout implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 33.0.1750.117, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving (1) running JavaScript code during execution of the updateWidgetPositions function or (2) making a call into a plugin during execution of the updateWidgetPositions function.


How to mitigate CVE-2013-6658

Install update from vendor's website.

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