CVE-2013-0830 Memory corruption in n/a
A missing NUL terminator in Chrome's IPC layer on Windows could allow attackers to cause memory corruption, potentially leading to code execution or crashes.
- 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
- Available
What is CVE-2013-0830?
CVE-2013-0830 is a high-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 IPC layer in Google Chrome before 24.0.1312.52 on Windows omits a NUL character required for termination of an unspecified data structure, which has unknown impact and attack vectors.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-0830?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Google Chrome, Opensuse Opensuse.
How do I fix CVE-2013-0830?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2013-0830 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-0830 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xvvf-v9gv-r484.