CVE-2013-0837 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Google Chrome via malicious extension tab handling, requiring user interaction to trigger.

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-2013-0837?

CVE-2013-0837 is a high-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

Google Chrome before 24.0.1312.52 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to the handling of extension tabs.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-0837?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Google Chrome, Opensuse Opensuse.

How do I fix CVE-2013-0837?

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-2013-0837 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-0837 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-x94c-xf6p-cx2r.

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