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High
CVE-2014-7942
The Fonts implementation in Google Chrome before 40.0.2214.91 does not...
Vulnerability Description
The Fonts implementation in Google Chrome before 40.0.2214.91 does not initialize memory for a data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62665
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=426762
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/01/stable-update.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62575
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2476-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72288
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-13.xml
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031623
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00005.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0093.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62383
Affected Vendor
chromium
View all reports →Affected Software
chromium, enterprise linux desktop supplementary, enterprise linux server supplementary, enterprise linux server supplementary eus, enterprise linux workstation supplementary, chrome, opensuse, ubuntu linux
Vulnerable Versions:
40.0.2214.110, 6.0, 6.6.z, 0, 13.1, 13.2, 14.04, 14.10
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 22nd, 2015
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.