CVE-2013-2902 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potentially execute code via a use-after-free flaw in Chrome's XSLT processing.
- 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-2013-2902?
CVE-2013-2902 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 21 Aug 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 the XSLT ProcessingInstruction implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 29.0.1547.57, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to an applyXSLTransform call involving (1) an HTML document or (2) an xsl:processing-instruction element that is still in the process of loading.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2902?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2013-2902?
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-2013-2902 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2902 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g2xj-3jcv-jw82.