Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome before 27.0.1453.93 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to the handling of widgets.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 7 | chromium-browser | 27.0.1453.93-1~deb7u1 | DSA-2695-1 |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Google Chrome 26.0.1410.43 (Webkit) - OBJECT Element Use-After-Free (PoC) EDB-40243 · dos · Apr 4, 2013
GitHub 1 repository
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173210/spider ★ 3 · Mar 26, 2015
Spider Exploit with CVE-2013-2842
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 1
- DSA-2695-1 chromium-browser - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- APPLE-SA-2013-10-22-8 vendor-advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6001
- DSA-2695 vendor-advisory
- APPLE-SA-2013-10-22-2 vendor-advisory
- 54886 third-party-advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5934
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2013/05/stable-channel-release.html
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15914 vdb-entry signature
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=226696
- APPLE-SA-2013-09-18-2 vendor-advisory