CVE-2013-6621 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 speech attribute handling.
- 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-2013-6621?
CVE-2013-6621 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 13 Nov 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 Google Chrome before 31.0.1650.48 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to the x-webkit-speech attribute in a text INPUT element.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-6621?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Google Chrome, Opensuse Opensuse.
How do I fix CVE-2013-6621?
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-2013-6621 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-6621 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jhr5-mc3m-qpg8.