Chrome OsOperating system · Google
CVE-2013-2833
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 the O3D plug-in in Google Chrome OS before 26.0.1410.57 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to improper management of ownership relationships involving Elements and DrawElements.
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 · high confidenceUse-after-free vulnerability in the O3D plug-in for Chrome OS allows remote attackers to corrupt or reuse freed memory through improper management of ownership relationships between Elements and DrawElements objects, leading to potential code execution or denial of service.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
Chrome OsOperating system
<= 26.0.1410.56= 26.0.1410.0= 26.0.1410.1= 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= 26.0.1410.10= 26.0.1410.11CVSS 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
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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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Verify if O3D plugin is installedNavigate to chrome://plugins in the Chrome browser on the Chrome OS device. Look for the O3D plugin in the list of installed plugins.Affected if The O3D plugin appears in the plugin list and is enabled
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Confirm Chrome OS version numberNavigate to chrome://settings or select 'About Chrome OS' from the system menu to display the version. Look for a version string such as 26.0.1410.xAffected if The displayed Chrome OS version is 26.0.1410.56 or lower, OR matches any of the specific affected versions: 26.0.1410.0 through 26.0.1410.11
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Check O3D plugin version if availableIn the chrome://plugins page, click 'Details' and locate the O3D plugin entry to view its version number.Affected if The O3D plugin version corresponds to a Chrome OS version in the affected range
A user is affected if the O3D plugin is installed and enabled on a Chrome OS device running version 26.0.1410.56 or lower, or any version from 26.0.1410.0 through 26.0.1410.11
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.
dbcve · scopedUpdate Chrome OS to version 26.0.1410.57 or later to patch the vulnerable O3D plug-in; remove or disable the O3D plugin as an interim workaround if updates are not immediately feasible.
Chrome OS 26.0.1410.57 or later
- 1. Check current Chrome OS version by navigating to chrome://version or checking in Settings > About Chrome OS
- 2. If version is 26.0.1410.56 or earlier, or specifically 26.0.1410.0, 26.0.1410.1, or 26.0.1410.3, initiate a system update
- 3. Apply Chrome OS update to version 26.0.1410.57 or later
- 4. Restart the device to complete the update process
- 5. Verify the version has been updated to 26.0.1410.57 or newer
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation1.0 h
- Testing1.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2013-2833 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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