CVE-2014-1713 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potentially execute code via a use-after-free in Blink when processing document.location values.
- 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-2014-1713?
CVE-2014-1713 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 AttributeSetter function in bindings/templates/attributes.cpp in the bindings in Blink, 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 or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving the document.location value.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-1713?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2014-1713?
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-2014-1713 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-1713 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hc29-7pc8-xhxq.