# 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 Explore

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2013-03-07 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/trunk/src/chrome_frame/protocol_sink_wrap.cc?r1=185956&r2=185955&pathrev=185956
- https://chromiumcodereview.appspot.com/12395021
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2013/03/beta-channel-update.html
- http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?view=rev&revision=185956
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=178415

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