CVE-2013-2855 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potential code execution in Google Chrome via memory corruption in the Developer Tools API.

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-2013-2855?

CVE-2013-2855 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 5 Jun 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 Developer Tools API in Google Chrome before 27.0.1453.110 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2855?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2013-2855?

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-2013-2855 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2855 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6hhq-vx55-4c4x.

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