CVE-2013-2869 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Google Chrome via a crafted JPEG2000 image, requiring user interaction to view the file.

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-2013-2869?

CVE-2013-2869 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, 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

Google Chrome before 28.0.1500.71 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted JPEG2000 image.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2869?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2013-2869?

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-2013-2869 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2869 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8f4q-m74h-w3gr.

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