Input validation error in Google Chrome - CVE-2013-0840
Published: January 24, 2013 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43152
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-2013-0840
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 validate URLs during the opening of new windows, which has unspecified impact and remote attack vectors.
Affected software
Google Chrome
How to mitigate CVE-2013-0840
Install update from vendor's website.