CVE-2013-0927

Description

Google Chrome OS before 26.0.1410.57 relies on a Pango pango-utils.c read_config implementation that loads the contents of the .pangorc file in the user's home directory, and the file referenced by the PANGO_RC_FILE environment variable, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via crafted configuration data.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.19%
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2013/04/chrome-os-stable-channel-update.html
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=189250
http://git.chromium.org/gitweb/?p=chromiumos/overlays/chromiumos-overlay.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fb5a664def6cd34bf7295489ea73e1d989bdd6d0

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-0927?
CVE-2013-0927 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-0927?
To fix CVE-2013-0927, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-0927 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2013-0927 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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