CVE-2014-7906 Use after free in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute code via crafted Flash content in Google Chrome Pepper plugins.

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-2014-7906?

CVE-2014-7906 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 Pepper plugins in Google Chrome before 39.0.2171.65 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted Flash content that triggers an attempted PepperMediaDeviceManager access outside of the object's lifetime.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-7906?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2014-7906?

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-2014-7906 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-7906 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-rff6-5r42-5rpm.

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