CVE-2013-0828 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Google Chrome via a crafted PDF document due to improper variable casting.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2013-0828?
CVE-2013-0828 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 15 Jan 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The PDF functionality in Google Chrome before 24.0.1312.52 does not properly perform a cast of an unspecified variable during processing of the root of the structure tree, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unknown other impact via a crafted document.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-0828?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2013-0828?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-0828 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2013-0828 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-0828 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v3pq-mf9p-w8v6.