CVE-2014-1714

Description

The ScopedClipboardWriter::WritePickledData function in ui/base/clipboard/scoped_clipboard_writer.cc in Google Chrome before 33.0.1750.152 on OS X and Linux and before 33.0.1750.154 on Windows does not verify a certain format value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to the clipboard.

References

Link	Tags
https://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?revision=256974&view=revision
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201408-16.xml	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00008.html	vendor advisory
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=352395
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2014/03/stable-channel-update_14.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-03/0143.html	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-1714?: CVE-2014-1714 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-1714?: To fix CVE-2014-1714, 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-2014-1714 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-1714 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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Description

Category

CWE-20 – Improper Input Validation

References

Frequently Asked Questions