CVE-2013-2493: google chrome_frame

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-2493 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability in google chrome_frame. EPSS estimates a 1.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 07-03-2013
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 16-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Hook_Terminate function in chrome_frame/protocol_sink_wrap.cc in the Google Chrome Frame plugin before 26.0.1410.28 for Internet Explorer does not properly handle attach tab requests, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an _blank value for the target attribute of an A element.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.