#VU43065 Input validation error in Opensuse - CVE-2013-0881

Vulnerability identifier: #VU43065

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-0881

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Opensuse
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: SUSE

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

Google Chrome before 25.0.1364.97 on Windows and Linux, and before 25.0.1364.99 on Mac OS X, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (incorrect read operation) via crafted data in the Matroska container format.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Opensuse: 12.1 - 12.2

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External links
https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2013/02/stable-channel-update_21.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00045.html
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=167069
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16473

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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.