CVE-2014-1704 Denial of service in n/a

Critical 10.0 Published Updated

Attackers can cause a denial of service in Google Chrome via unspecified vectors in the V8 engine, requiring user interaction.

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-2014-1704?

CVE-2014-1704 is a critical denial of service 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

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Google V8 before 3.23.17.18, as used in Google Chrome before 33.0.1750.149, allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other impact via unknown vectors.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-1704?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Google Chrome, Google V8.

How do I fix CVE-2014-1704?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2014-1704 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-1704 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Chrome vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-chhc-4m43-hfhm, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-1704.

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