CVE-2014-1723

Description

The UnescapeURLWithOffsetsImpl function in net/base/escape.cc in Google Chrome before 34.0.1847.116 does not properly handle bidirectional Internationalized Resource Identifiers (IRIs), which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof URLs via crafted use of right-to-left (RTL) Unicode text.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.21% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2014/04/stable-channel-update.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00012.html vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201408-16.xml vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2905 vendor advisory
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=337746
https://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?revision=254091&view=revision

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-1723?
CVE-2014-1723 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-1723?
To fix CVE-2014-1723, 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-2014-1723 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-1723 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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