Use-after-free in Google Chrome - CVE-2013-2909
Published: October 2, 2013 / Updated: February 8, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42491
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-2013-2909
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Chrome
Google Chrome
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing vectors related to inline-block rendering for bidirectional Unicode text in an element isolated from its siblings. 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2013-2909
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- 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://support.apple.com/kb/HT6162
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6163
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2785
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=265838
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=279277
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19012
- https://src.chromium.org/viewvc/blink?revision=156580&view=revision
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6537