CVE-2014-1703 Use after free in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

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.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-rv73-gghr-hxh3.

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