CVE-2013-6664 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute code via a use-after-free in Blink's FormAssociatedElement when using speech recognition.
- 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-2013-6664?
CVE-2013-6664 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 5 Mar 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
Use-after-free vulnerability in the FormAssociatedElement::formRemovedFromTree function in core/html/FormAssociatedElement.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 33.0.1750.146, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving FORM elements, as demonstrated by use of the speech-recognition feature.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-6664?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2013-6664?
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-2013-6664 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-6664 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hh84-rh24-3v6x.