CVE-2014-7941

Published: Jan 22, 2015Modified: May 6, 2026

5.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

The SelectionOwner::ProcessTarget function in ui/base/x/selection_owner.cc in the UI implementation in Google Chrome before 40.0.2214.91 uses an incorrect data type for a certain length value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via crafted X11 data.

Affected (8)

Products: Chromium: Chromium · Redhat: Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary, Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary, Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary Eus, Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary · Google: Chrome · +1 more

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Chromium: Chromium · Redhat: Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary, Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary, Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary Eus, Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary · Google: Chrome · Opensuse: Opensuse

1 product

4 products

Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary

Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary

Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary Eus

Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Chromium Chromium	Version 40.0.2214.110

Configuration B

4 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary	Version 6.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary	Version 6.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary Eus	Version 6.6.z
Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary	Version 6.0

Configuration C

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Google Chrome	Up to 40.0.2214.85

Configuration D

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 13.1
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 13.2

Related CWEs

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (20)

http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/01/stable-update.html

Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00005.html

Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0093.html

Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/62383

Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/62665

Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-13.xml

Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72288

Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031623

Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com

https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=428557

Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com

https://codereview.chromium.org/697863002

Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com

http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/01/stable-update.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00005.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0093.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/62383

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/62665

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-13.xml

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72288

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031623

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=428557

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://codereview.chromium.org/697863002

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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