CVE-2013-0835 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Google Chrome via unspecified Geolocation vectors, requiring user interaction to trigger the denial of service.
- 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-2013-0835?
CVE-2013-0835 is a medium-severity denial of service 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
Unspecified vulnerability in the Geolocation implementation in Google Chrome before 24.0.1312.52 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unknown vectors.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-0835?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Google Chrome, Opensuse Opensuse.
How do I fix CVE-2013-0835?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2013-0835 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-0835 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g4v2-7qrj-jg42.