CVE-2013-2904 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potentially execute code via a use-after-free in Blink's Document parsing when handling specific onload events.
- 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-2013-2904?
CVE-2013-2904 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 Document::finishedParsing function in core/dom/Document.cpp 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 an onload event that changes an IFRAME element so that its src attribute is no longer an XML document, leading to unintended garbage collection of this document.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2904?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2013-2904?
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-2013-2904 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2904 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-95mx-xvcg-pc47.