CVE-2013-2920 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Google Chrome via a crafted relative URL, requiring user interaction to visit the malicious link.
- 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-2013-2920?
CVE-2013-2920 is a medium-severity memory corruption 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
The DoResolveRelativeHost function in url/url_canon_relative.cc in Google Chrome before 30.0.1599.66 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a relative URL containing a hostname, as demonstrated by a protocol-relative URL beginning with a //www.google.com/ substring.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2920?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2013-2920?
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-2013-2920 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2920 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qmg8-gpch-856q.