CVE-2013-2912 Use after free in n/a

High 7.5 Published 2 Oct 2013 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can trigger a use-after-free in Chrome's Pepper API via crafted messages, causing denial of service or potential code execution.

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-2013-2912?

CVE-2013-2912 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 2 Oct 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 PepperInProcessRouter::SendToHost function in content/renderer/pepper/pepper_in_process_router.cc in the Pepper Plug-in API (PPAPI) in Google Chrome before 30.0.1599.66 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving a resource-destruction message.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2912?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2013-2912?

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-2013-2912 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2912 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-hpc6-f88x-mcvx.