Input validation error in Google Chrome - CVE-2013-0842
Published: January 24, 2013 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43151
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-0842
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Google Chrome before 24.0.1312.56 does not properly handle %00 characters in pathnames, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors.
Affected software
Google Chrome
How to mitigate CVE-2013-0842
Install update from vendor's website.