CVE-2014-3194 Use after free in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potentially execute code via a use-after-free flaw in Chrome's Web Workers implementation.

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-2014-3194?

CVE-2014-3194 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 8 Oct 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 Web Workers implementation in Google Chrome before 38.0.2125.101 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3194?

It affects 5 products.

Products include Google Chrome, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary Eus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary.

How do I fix CVE-2014-3194?

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-2014-3194 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3194 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-9j9x-j42j-v2mv, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3194.

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