CVE-2014-7945 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Google Chrome via a crafted PDF document exploiting an out-of-bounds read in OpenJPEG.
- 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-2014-7945?
CVE-2014-7945 is a medium-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
OpenJPEG before r2908, as used in PDFium in Google Chrome before 40.0.2214.91, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted PDF document, related to j2k.c, jp2.c, and t2.c.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-7945?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2014-7945?
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-2014-7945 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-7945 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pw5j-466g-x8qc, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-7945.