CVE-2013-6630 Information disclosure in n/a
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-6630, GHSA-pwx8-2f52-93wg.