CVE-2013-6635

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the editing implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 31.0.1650.63, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via JavaScript code that triggers removal of a node during processing of the DOM tree, related to CompositeEditCommand.cpp and ReplaceSelectionCommand.cpp.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.15% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory blogspot.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6145
http://secunia.com/advisories/56217 third party advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6163
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6537
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00042.html vendor advisory
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2013/12/stable-channel-update.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00096.html vendor advisory
https://src.chromium.org/viewvc/blink?revision=161598&view=revision patch
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=314469
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2811 vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6162
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00090.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029442 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-6635?
CVE-2013-6635 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-6635?
To fix CVE-2013-6635, 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-2013-6635 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-6635 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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