CVEvulnerability

CVE-2014-7941

5.0 MEDIUM Published 2015-01-22 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2015-01-22
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
5.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weaknesses
CWE-119

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 configurations

• chromium chromium 40.0.2214.110 • redhat enterprise linux desktop supplementary 6.0 • redhat enterprise linux server supplementary 6.0 • redhat enterprise linux server supplementary eus 6.6.z • redhat enterprise linux workstation supplementary 6.0 • google chrome (<= 40.0.2214.85) • opensuse opensuse 13.1 • opensuse opensuse 13.2

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer weakness

References