Google Chrome before 29 sends HTTP Cookie headers without first validating that they have…
Priority LOW 34CWE-352Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
Google Chrome before 29 sends HTTP Cookie headers without first validating that they have the required character-set restrictions, which allows remote attackers to conduct the equivalent of a persistent Logout CSRF attack via a crafted parameter that forces a web application to set a malformed cookie within an HTTP response.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01859 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-6166
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c3rj-c9pq-rmgx
References
Other 5
- [oss-security] 20131017 Re: browser document.cookie DoS vulnerability
- [oss-security] 20131016 Re: browser document.cookie DoS vulnerability
- [oss-security] 20130403 browser document.cookie DoS vulnerability
- http://redmine.lighttpd.net/issues/2188
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=238041
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Sources
- CVE-2013-6166 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-6166 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c3rj-c9pq-rmgx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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