CVE-2013-6659 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2013-6659?

CVE-2013-6659 is a medium-severity 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

The SSLClientSocketNSS::Core::OwnAuthCertHandler function in net/socket/ssl_client_socket_nss.cc in Google Chrome before 33.0.1750.117 does not prevent changes to server X.509 certificates during renegotiations, which allows remote SSL servers to trigger use of a new certificate chain, inconsistent with the user's expectations, by initiating a TLS renegotiation.

Weakness: CWE-310

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-6659?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2013-6659?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2013-6659 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-6659 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-245q-vh9m-g4gm.