CVE-2013-6665 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

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.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-vw5c-3r8q-qfr3.

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