CVE-2013-0927 Path traversal in n/a
Attackers can bypass access restrictions in Chrome OS by exploiting Pango configuration file loading via crafted data or environment variables.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2013-0927?
CVE-2013-0927 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Google Chrome Os, published on 10 Apr 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Google Chrome OS before 26.0.1410.57 relies on a Pango pango-utils.c read_config implementation that loads the contents of the .pangorc file in the user's home directory, and the file referenced by the PANGO_RC_FILE environment variable, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via crafted configuration data.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-0927?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome Os.
How do I fix CVE-2013-0927?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-0927 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2013-0927 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-0927 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome Os
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cp8g-g2cj-x6hm.