CVE-2014-7934 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 Blink DOM 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-2014-7934?
CVE-2014-7934 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 22 Jan 2015. 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 DOM implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 40.0.2214.91, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to unexpected absence of document data structures.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-7934?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2014-7934?
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-2014-7934 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-7934 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h5pf-q287-qfw2, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-7934.