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CVE-2014-7941

Published: Jan 22, 2015Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119
NVD MITRE
5.0CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.6%
Top 27.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:NI:NA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

chromiumchromium
Mixed
Consumer Software / browser
enterprise linux desktop supplementaryredhat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linux server supplementaryredhat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linux server supplementary eusredhat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linux workstation supplementaryredhat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
chromiumoss-projectConsumer Softwareaka libvpx, libwebp
redhatcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
and 3 more affected products View all →

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/01/stable-update.html
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00005.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0093.html
rhn.redhat.com
and 7 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Jan 22, 2015
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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