CVE-2013-2879

Description

Google Chrome before 28.0.1500.71 does not properly determine the circumstances in which a renderer process can be considered a trusted process for sign-in and subsequent sync operations, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct phishing attacks via a crafted web site.

References

Link	Tags
http://git.chromium.org/gitweb/?p=chromium/chromium.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8a8eb83276778c9fbcf9ebcd4436077269b73074
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=252062
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2724	vendor advisory
http://git.chromium.org/gitweb/?p=chromium/chromium.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f0aa298677a1afb9a40b36e32bc9c4d9b4861eac
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17177	vdb entry signature
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2013/07/stable-channel-update.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-2879?: CVE-2013-2879 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-2879?: To fix CVE-2013-2879, 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-2013-2879 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2013-2879 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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Description

Category

CWE-200 – Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Frequently Asked Questions