Input validation error in Debian Linux and Google Chrome - CVE-2013-2901
Published: August 21, 2013 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42636
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-2013-2901
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Debian
Google
Affected software:
Debian Linux
Google Chrome
Debian Linux
Google Chrome
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Multiple integer overflows in (1) libGLESv2/renderer/Renderer9.cpp and (2) libGLESv2/renderer/Renderer11.cpp in Almost Native Graphics Layer Engine (ANGLE), as used in Google Chrome before 29.0.1547.57, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.
How to mitigate CVE-2013-2901
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://code.google.com/p/angleproject/issues/detail?id=444
- http://crbug.com/257363
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2013/08/stable-channel-update.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2741
- https://chromium.googlesource.com/external/angle/+/chrome_m29
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18508