Buffer overflow in Google Chrome and Debian Linux - CVE-2013-2862

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Buffer overflow in Google Chrome and Debian Linux - CVE-2013-2862

Published: June 5, 2013 / Updated: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU42811
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-2013-2862
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 read and manipulate data.

Skia, as used in Google Chrome before 27.0.1453.110, does not properly handle GPU acceleration, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.


How to mitigate CVE-2013-2862

Install update from vendor's website.

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