CVE-2013-6630 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can read sensitive uninitialized memory via crafted JPEG images in libjpeg-turbo, affecting applications like 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-2013-6630?

CVE-2013-6630 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 15 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

The get_dht function in jdmarker.c in libjpeg-turbo through 1.3.0, as used in Google Chrome before 31.0.1650.48 and other products, does not set all elements of a certain Huffman value array during the reading of segments that follow Define Huffman Table (DHT) JPEG markers, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from uninitialized memory locations via a crafted JPEG image.

Weakness: CWE-189

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-6630?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2013-6630?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2013-6630 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-6630 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Chrome vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-6630, GHSA-pwx8-2f52-93wg.

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