CVE-2013-2838 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Google Chrome via an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the V8 engine.
- 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-2013-2838?
CVE-2013-2838 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 22 May 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 V8, as used in Google Chrome before 27.0.1453.93, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2838?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Google Chrome, Google V8.
How do I fix CVE-2013-2838?
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-2013-2838 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2838 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-98jc-8q2w-5rmh, UBUNTU-CVE-2013-2838.