CVE-2013-2853 Other in n/a
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4w8v-46j6-77cf.