CVE-2014-9689 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2014-9689?

CVE-2014-9689 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 9 Mar 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

content/renderer/device_sensors/device_orientation_event_pump.cc in Google Chrome before 41.0.2272.76 does not properly restrict access to high-rate gyroscope data, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain speech signals from a device's physical environment via a crafted web site that listens for ondeviceorientation events, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-1231.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9689?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2014-9689?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2014-9689 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9689 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-7rwv-vwp5-wfxw, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9689.