CVE-2014-1703 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass Chrome sandbox protection via a use-after-free in WebSockets, potentially executing code with elevated privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-1703?
CVE-2014-1703 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 16 Mar 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the WebSocketDispatcherHost::SendOrDrop function in content/browser/renderer_host/websocket_dispatcher_host.cc in the Web Sockets implementation in Google Chrome before 33.0.1750.149 might allow remote attackers to bypass the sandbox protection mechanism by leveraging an incorrect deletion in a certain failure case.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-1703?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2014-1703?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2014-1703 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-1703 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rv73-gghr-hxh3.