CVE-2014-3168 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potentially execute code via a use-after-free flaw in Chrome's SVG animation 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-2014-3168?
CVE-2014-3168 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 27 Aug 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 SVG implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 37.0.2062.94, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging improper caching associated with animation.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3168?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Google Chrome, Opensuse Opensuse.
How do I fix CVE-2014-3168?
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-2014-3168 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3168 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rmhj-8vr3-qwfv, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3168.