#VU42357 Input validation error in Google Chrome - CVE-2013-6631

Vulnerability identifier: #VU42357

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-6631

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Google Chrome
Client/Desktop applications / Web browsers

Vendor: Google

Description

The vulnerability allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors that trigger the absence of certain statistics initialization, leading to the skipping of a required DeRegisterExternalTransport call.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Google Chrome: 31.0.1650.0 - 31.0.1650.46

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External links
https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2013/11/stable-channel-update.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00025.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00026.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-12/msg00002.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00042.html
https://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2799
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=296804
https://code.google.com/p/webrtc/source/detail?r=4827
https://webrtc-codereview.appspot.com/2275008

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.