CVE-2014-1703

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the WebSocketDispatcherHost::SendOrDrop function in content/browser/renderer_host/websocket_dispatcher_host.cc in the Web Sockets implementation in Google Chrome before 33.0.1750.149 might allow remote attackers to bypass the sandbox protection mechanism by leveraging an incorrect deletion in a certain failure case.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.54%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2883 vendor advisory
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=338354
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2014/03/stable-channel-update_11.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201408-16.xml vendor advisory
https://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?revision=247627&view=revision
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029914 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00008.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-1703?
CVE-2014-1703 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-1703?
To fix CVE-2014-1703, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-1703 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-1703 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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