CVE-2013-0888 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Google Chrome via out-of-bounds read during dangerous file download checks.

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-2013-0888?

CVE-2013-0888 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 23 Feb 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

Skia, as used in Google Chrome before 25.0.1364.97 on Windows and Linux, and before 25.0.1364.99 on Mac OS X, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via vectors related to a "user gesture check for dangerous file downloads."

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-0888?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Google Chrome, Opensuse Opensuse.

How do I fix CVE-2013-0888?

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-2013-0888 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-0888 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-j4xp-34j6-4m86.

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