Buffer overflow in Google Chrome and Debian Linux - CVE-2013-2878

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Buffer overflow in Google Chrome and Debian Linux - CVE-2013-2878

Published: July 10, 2013 / Updated: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU42722
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-2878
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Debian
Affected software:
Google Chrome
Debian Linux

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

Google Chrome before 28.0.1500.71 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via vectors related to the handling of text.


How to mitigate CVE-2013-2878

Install update from vendor's website.

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