CVE-2013-2853 Other in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Man-in-the-middle attackers can exploit header truncation in Chrome's HTTPS implementation, potentially compromising secure communications.

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-2013-2853?

CVE-2013-2853 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 10 Jul 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

The HTTPS implementation in Google Chrome before 28.0.1500.71 does not ensure that headers are terminated by \r\n\r\n (carriage return, newline, carriage return, newline), which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to have an unspecified impact via vectors that trigger header truncation.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2853?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2013-2853?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2013-2853 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2853 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Chrome vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4w8v-46j6-77cf.

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