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CVE-2013-6645

6.8 · MEDIUM

Use-after-free vulnerability in the OnWindowRemovingFromRootWindow function in content/browser/web_contents/web_contents_view_aura.cc in Google Chrome before 32.0.1700.76 on Windows and before 32.0…

Published Jan 16, 2014googleCWE-416EPSS 1.31%

Overview

CVE-2013-6645 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting google chrome. It was published on January 16, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the OnWindowRemovingFromRootWindow function in content/browser/web_contents/web_contents_view_aura.cc in Google Chrome before 32.0.1700.76 on Windows and before 32.0.1700.77 on Mac OS X and Linux allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving certain print-preview and tab-switch actions that interact with a speech input element.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from google. Update chrome to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
googlechrome>= 0, < 32.0.1700.76Affected

References

Refcode.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=320183Refgooglechromereleases.blogspot.com/2014/01/stable-channel-update.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00008.htmlRefwww.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2862Refcode.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=318791Refsrc.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?revision=235302&view=revisionRefcode.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=320183Refgooglechromereleases.blogspot.com/2014/01/stable-channel-update.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00008.htmlRefwww.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2862

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-6645?

CVE-2013-6645 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting google chrome. It was published on January 16, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2013-6645?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2013-6645?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from google. Update chrome to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2013-6645?

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