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CVE-2013-2493

The Hook_Terminate function in chrome_frame/protocol_sink_wrap.cc in the Google Chrome Frame plugin before 26.0.1410.28 for Internet Explorer does not properly handle attach tab requests, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an _blank value for the target attribute of an A element.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2013-2493 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from google organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2013, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2013-03-07T16:55:01.557

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	google	chrome_frame	≤ 26.0.1410.27	Yes
Application	google	chrome_frame	15.0.874.121	Yes
Application	google	chrome_frame	16.0.912.63	Yes

References

http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2013/03/beta-channel-update.html ([email protected])
http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/trunk/src/chrome_frame/protocol_sink_wrap.cc?r1=185956&r2=185955&pathrev=185956 ([email protected])
http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?view=rev&revision=185956 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://chromiumcodereview.appspot.com/12395021 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=178415 ([email protected])
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2013/03/beta-channel-update.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/trunk/src/chrome_frame/protocol_sink_wrap.cc?r1=185956&r2=185955&pathrev=185956 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?view=rev&revision=185956 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://chromiumcodereview.appspot.com/12395021 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=178415 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For google's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.