CVE-2013-0889
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
6.8
Description
Google Chrome before 25.0.1364.97 on Windows and Linux, and before 25.0.1364.99 on Mac OS X, does not properly enforce a user gesture requirement before proceeding with a file download, which might make it easier for remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux-kernel | - | not-affected | |
| suse | 12.1 | affected | |
| suse | 12.2 | affected | |
| macos | - | not-affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| chrome | {"endExcluding":"25.0.1364.97"} | 25.0.1364.97 |
References
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2013/02/stable-channel-update_21.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00045.html
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=170569
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16233
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2013/02/stable-channel-update_21.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00045.html
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=170569
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16233
CWEs
CWE-863
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.