Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2013-6647 is described as a use-after-free flaw in Google Chrome's animation handling. The supplied sources do not identify affected versions, severity, patch status, or exploitation. Treat it as a legacy browser-memory-safety issue that needs asset verification rather than immediate assumptions of current exposure.
Executive priority
Handle through standard legacy-browser hygiene unless vendor guidance shows current exposure. The main business risk is unmanaged outdated browsers, not confirmed active exploitation from these sources.
Technical view
The CVE description names AnimationController::endAnimationUpdate in Google Chrome as the vulnerable component. A use-after-free can cause memory corruption, but the provided record gives no CVSS, CWE, affected version range, exploit details, or remediation text.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most plausible in older Google Chrome builds tied to the referenced Chromium issue. The supplied affected-product data is marked n/a, so current exposure cannot be determined from this bundle alone.
Exploitation context
No provided source states active exploitation, and the CVE is not flagged in KEV. The sources also do not describe proof-of-concept availability, attack prerequisites, or whether the issue was exploitable beyond a crash.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse. The source bundle supports only the Chrome component and bug class. It does not support claims about vulnerable versions, exploitability, patch release, sandbox escape, or real-world attacks.
Mitigation direction
- Check official Chrome or Chromium guidance for the referenced issue.
- Ensure Chrome and Chromium-based browsers are on supported, auto-updated releases.
- Remove unsupported legacy browser versions from managed environments.
- Confirm vulnerability scanner rules map this CVE to concrete browser versions.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Chrome and Chromium-based browser versions across endpoints.
- Compare discovered versions against official vendor guidance for CVE-2013-6647.
- Check vulnerability management tooling for detections tied to this CVE.
- Document any systems that cannot receive current browser updates.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=315889CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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CWE details
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