ChromeWeb browser · Google
CVE-2013-0919
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedUse-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome before 26.0.1410.43 on Linux allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging the presence of an extension that creates a pop-up window.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceUse-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome before 26.0.1410.43 on Linux. The flaw occurs in the handling of pop-up windows created by browser extensions, where memory is accessed after being freed, leading to potential denial of service or unspecified code execution.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
ChromeWeb browser
<= 26.0.1410.42= 26.0.1410.0= 26.0.1410.1= 26.0.1410.2= 26.0.1410.3= 26.0.1410.4= 26.0.1410.5= 26.0.1410.6= 26.0.1410.7= 26.0.1410.8= 26.0.1410.9= 26.0.1410.10CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check Google Chrome version on LinuxOpen Chrome, click the menu icon (three dots) > Help > About Google Chrome, or run 'google-chrome --version' or 'chrome --version' in terminalAffected if Version is 26.0.1410.42 or lower, or is any of 26.0.1410.0 through 26.0.1410.10
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Verify Chrome is running on LinuxConfirm the operating system is Linux using 'uname -a' or checking system settingsAffected if The operating system is Linux (the vulnerability specifically affects Chrome on Linux)
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Identify installed extensions that create pop-up windowsIn Chrome, navigate to chrome://extensions, or check the ~/.config/google-chrome/Default/Extensions/ directory for extension foldersAffected if Extensions that create pop-up windows are installed and enabled
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Check if extensions are enabledIn Chrome, go to chrome://extensions and verify the 'Enabled' checkbox is checked for any pop-up-creating extensions, or check the 'state' file in extension directoriesAffected if Extensions are enabled and capable of creating pop-up windows
You are affected if you are running Google Chrome on Linux with version 26.0.1410.42 or lower (or versions 26.0.1410.0-10) and have extensions that create pop-up windows enabled.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate Google Chrome to version 26.0.1410.43 or later. As a temporary measure, review and disable suspicious extensions that create pop-up windows.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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