Use-after-free in Debian Linux and Google Chrome - CVE-2013-2873
Published: July 10, 2013 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42735
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-2013-2873
CWE-ID: CWE-416
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 attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing vectors involving a 404 HTTP status code during the loading of resources. 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-2013-2873
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Sources
- http://git.chromium.org/gitweb/?p=chromium/chromium.git;a=commit;h=4d64b2d296d5de448ab04c4e5af5c7daa2d8e8f8
- 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=241139
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17371