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CVE-2013-6659

The SSLClientSocketNSS::Core::OwnAuthCertHandler function in net/socket/ssl_client_socket_nss.cc in Google Chrome before 33.0.1750.117 does not prevent changes to server X.509 certificates during renegotiations, which allows remote SSL servers to trigger use of a new certificate chain, inconsistent with the user's expectations, by initiating a TLS renegotiation.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2013-6659 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from google organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, 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

2014-02-24T04:48:10.100

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.4 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-310

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	google	chrome	≤ 33.0.1750.116	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.0	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.1	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.2	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.3	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.4	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.5	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.6	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.7	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.8	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.9	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.10	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.11	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.12	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.13	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.14	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.15	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.16	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.18	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.19	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.20	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.21	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.22	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.23	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.24	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.25	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.26	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.27	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.28	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.29	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.30	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.31	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.34	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.35	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.36	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.37	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.38	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.39	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.40	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.41	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.42	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.43	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.44	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.45	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.46	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.47	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.48	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.49	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.50	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.51	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.52	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.53	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.54	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.55	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.56	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.57	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.58	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.59	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.60	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.61	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.62	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.63	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.64	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.65	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.66	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.67	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.68	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.69	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.70	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.71	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.73	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.74	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.75	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.76	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.77	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.79	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.80	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.81	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.82	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.83	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.85	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.88	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.89	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.90	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.91	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.92	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.93	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.104	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.106	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.107	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.108	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.109	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.110	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.111	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.112	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.113	Yes
Application	google	chrome	33.0.1750.115	Yes

References

http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2014/02/stable-channel-update_20.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00006.html ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2883 ([email protected])
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=306959 ([email protected])
https://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?revision=229611&view=revision Patch ([email protected])
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2014/02/stable-channel-update_20.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00006.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2883 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=306959 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?revision=229611&view=revision Patch (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.