CVE-2013-6665 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potentially execute code via a large texture size in the software renderer.
- 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-2013-6665?
CVE-2013-6665 is a high-severity memory corruption 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
Heap-based buffer overflow in the ResourceProvider::InitializeSoftware function in cc/resources/resource_provider.cc in Google Chrome before 33.0.1750.146 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large texture size that triggers improper memory allocation in the software renderer.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-6665?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2013-6665?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2013-6665 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-6665 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vw5c-3r8q-qfr3.