CVE-2014-7900 Use after free in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute code via a crafted PDF document 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-2014-7900?

CVE-2014-7900 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 19 Nov 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 CPDF_Parser::IsLinearizedFile function in fpdfapi/fpdf_parser/fpdf_parser_parser.cpp in PDFium, as used in Google Chrome before 39.0.2171.65, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PDF document.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-7900?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2014-7900?

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-2014-7900 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-7900 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-4g2c-w6c3-7ghw, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-7900.

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