Input validation error in Debian Linux and Google Chrome - CVE-2013-2868
Published: July 10, 2013 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42730
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-2868
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 manipulate data.
common/extensions/sync_helper.cc in Google Chrome before 28.0.1500.71 proceeds with sync operations for NPAPI extensions without checking for a certain plugin permission setting, which might allow remote attackers to trigger unwanted extension changes via unspecified vectors.
How to mitigate CVE-2013-2868
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://git.chromium.org/gitweb/?p=chromium/chromium.git;a=commit;h=84ece2d5af0e6f746ca63e483e2dbdbcab8b1e6c
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2013/07/stable-channel-update.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2724
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=252034
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17347