Use-after-free in Google Chrome - CVE-2013-6635
Published: December 7, 2013 / Updated: February 8, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42295
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-6635
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing JavaScript code that triggers removal of a node during processing of the DOM tree, related to CompositeEditCommand.cpp and ReplaceSelectionCommand.cpp. A remote attackers can cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Affected software
Google Chrome
How to mitigate CVE-2013-6635
Install update from vendor's website.
External References
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2013/12/stable-channel-update.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00090.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00096.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00042.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56217
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6145
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6162
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6163
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2811
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029442
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=314469
- https://src.chromium.org/viewvc/blink?revision=161598&view=revision
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6537