CVE-2013-2842 Use after free in n/a

What is CVE-2013-2842?

CVE-2013-2842 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, 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

Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome before 27.0.1453.93 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to the handling of widgets.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2842?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apple Iphone Os, Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2013-2842?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2013-2842 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2842 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

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• CVE-2016-4657 Apple iOS Webkit Memory Corruption Exploited High 8.8
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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-cgmr-jrpg-3jqx.