CVE-2014-1731 Memory corruption in n/a
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f9pg-xj46-9mvr, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-1731.