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CVE-2014-7941

Published: 22 January 2015

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.

Notes

AuthorNote
chrisccoulson
The code is not used in Oxide

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
chromium-browser
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid Ignored
(end of life)
precise Ignored

trusty
Released (40.0.2214.94-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1068)
upstream
Released (40.0.2214.91)
utopic
Released (40.0.2214.94-0ubuntu0.14.10.1.1110)
vivid
Released (40.0.2214.94-0ubuntu1.1120)
wily
Released (40.0.2214.94-0ubuntu1.1120)
oxide-qt
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid Does not exist

precise Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected)
upstream Not vulnerable

utopic Not vulnerable

vivid Not vulnerable

wily Not vulnerable