Denial of service vulnerability in Google Chrome via V8 JavaScript Engine
CVE-2013-2632

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Google
Status
V8
Chrome
Vendor
CVE Published:
21 March 2013

Summary

A vulnerability in Google V8, the JavaScript engine used in Google Chrome, permits remote attackers to trigger application crashes or potentially exploit other impacts through specially crafted JavaScript code. This issue is manifested, for instance, in scenarios involving games like Bejeweled, which can execute the code leading to unexpected behavior and crashing of the browser. Users are encouraged to update their Chrome installations to mitigate these risks.

References

http://code.google.com/p/v8/source/browse/trunk/ChangeLog
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https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=194749
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http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2013/03/dev-chan...
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Timeline

  • Vulnerability Reserved

  • Vulnerability published

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