CVE-2014-1705 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potential code execution in Google Chrome via memory corruption vulnerabilities.
- 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-2014-1705?
CVE-2014-1705 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, 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
Google V8, as used in Google Chrome before 33.0.1750.152 on OS X and Linux and before 33.0.1750.154 on Windows, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-1705?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Google Chrome, Opensuse Opensuse.
How do I fix CVE-2014-1705?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2014-1705 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-1705 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vcfv-fw3h-7g9v, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-1705.