CVE-2013-6658 Use after free in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potentially execute code via use-after-free flaws in Chrome's Blink layout engine.

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-2013-6658?

CVE-2013-6658 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 24 Feb 2014. 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

Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in the layout implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 33.0.1750.117, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving (1) running JavaScript code during execution of the updateWidgetPositions function or (2) making a call into a plugin during execution of the updateWidgetPositions function.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-6658?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2013-6658?

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-2013-6658 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-6658 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-whh9-38c9-2p39.

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