CVE-2013-0828 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

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.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-v3pq-mf9p-w8v6.

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