CVE-2013-6624 Use after free in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potentially execute code via crafted id attributes in Google Chrome.

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-2013-6624?

CVE-2013-6624 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Google Chrome, 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 involving the string values of id attributes.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-6624?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2013-6624?

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-2013-6624 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-6624 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-7mv3-v365-qq5c.

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