CVE-2013-6635 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potentially execute code via crafted JavaScript 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-2013-6635?
CVE-2013-6635 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 7 Dec 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 the editing implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 31.0.1650.63, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via JavaScript code that triggers removal of a node during processing of the DOM tree, related to CompositeEditCommand.cpp and ReplaceSelectionCommand.cpp.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-6635?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2013-6635?
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-2013-6635 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-6635 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mgxr-46rv-3m86.