Input validation error in Google Chrome - CVE-2013-2908
Published: October 2, 2013 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42490
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-2908
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.
Google Chrome before 30.0.1599.66 uses incorrect function calls to determine the values of NavigationEntry objects, which allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via vectors involving a response with a 204 (aka No Content) status code.
Affected software
Google Chrome
How to mitigate CVE-2013-2908
Install update from vendor's website.
External References
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2013/10/stable-channel-update.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-10/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-12/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00042.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2785
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=265221
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18782
- https://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?revision=217485&view=revision