CVE-2013-0895

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2013-02-23 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Google Chrome before 25.0.1364.97 on Linux, and before 25.0.1364.99 on Mac OS X, does not properly handle pathnames during copy operations, which might make it easier for remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via unspecified vectors.

Affected products

Google Chrome: before 25.0.1364.97; before 25.0.1364.99 — fixed in 25.0.1364.97, 25.0.1364.99

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 25.0.1364.97, 25.0.1364.99. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

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=167840
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=167840

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