CVE-2014-7938 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potential code execution in Google Chrome via memory corruption in the Fonts 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-2014-7938?
CVE-2014-7938 is a high-severity memory corruption 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
The Fonts implementation in Google Chrome before 40.0.2214.91 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-7938?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2014-7938?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2014-7938 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-7938 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-52r6-fgpp-m7pq, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-7938.