Vulnerability in Google Skia (CVE-2013-6648)
Summary
Vulnerability in Google Skia (CVE-2013-6648). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
SkRegion::setPath in Skia allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash).
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A weakness called CVE-2013-6648 was discovered in Google Skia.
Severity is High (CVSS 7.5/10). If exploited, attackers can leak data or disrupt key functionality.
What you should do: update the affected software to the latest version. If unsure, ask your IT team or search the vendor's site for "Google Skia CVE-2013-6648".
CVE-2013-6648 (Google Skia). Severity: High / CVSSv3 7.5.
Response plan:
- Check the vendor advisory for affected versions and the patched release.
- If a vulnerable version is running in production, schedule maintenance (urgency from KEV/CVSS).
- If no patch yet, mitigate via WAF rule, disabling the affected feature, etc.
- Monitor logs / SIEM for known IOC and PoC signatures of this CVE.
PoCs and fix commits: see the 'References' section, MITRE, and NVD.
A weakness (CVE-2013-6648) in Google Skia. A serious software flaw has been identified.
Target versions of Google Skia (see vendor advisory). If running in production, identify exposure immediately.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.5/10). If exploited, attackers can leak data or disrupt key functionality.
Update to the patched release as listed in the vendor advisory.
If a patch is not yet available, consider disabling the affected feature, applying WAF rules, blocking via network ACLs, or isolating the vulnerable version.
Check version information, scan dependencies via SBOM, and monitor SIEM for IOC and PoC signatures related to this CVE.
References
- patch bugs.chromium.org
- patch skia.googlesource.com