CVE-2014-1732 Use after free in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potentially execute code via a crafted INPUT element triggering a speech recognition bubble in Google Chrome.

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-2014-1732?

CVE-2014-1732 is a high-severity use after free 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

Use-after-free vulnerability in browser/ui/views/speech_recognition_bubble_views.cc in Google Chrome before 34.0.1847.131 on Windows and OS X and before 34.0.1847.132 on Linux allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via an INPUT element that triggers the presence of a Speech Recognition Bubble window for an incorrect duration.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-1732?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2014-1732?

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-2014-1732 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-1732 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-q77g-pr8j-57vw, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-1732.

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