CVE-2014-1731 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potentially execute code via type confusion in Blink's HTMLSelectElement focus handling.

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-2014-1731?

CVE-2014-1731 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 26 Apr 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

core/html/HTMLSelectElement.cpp in the DOM implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 34.0.1847.131 on Windows and OS X and before 34.0.1847.132 on Linux, does not properly check renderer state upon a focus event, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors that leverage "type confusion" for SELECT elements.

Weakness: CWE-843

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-1731?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2014-1731?

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-2014-1731 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-1731 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-f9pg-xj46-9mvr, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-1731.

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