CVE-2014-1733

Description

The PointerCompare function in codegen.cc in Seccomp-BPF, as used in Google Chrome before 34.0.1847.131 on Windows and OS X and before 34.0.1847.132 on Linux, does not properly merge blocks, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended sandbox restrictions by leveraging renderer access.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.18%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/58301 third party advisory
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2014/04/stable-channel-update_24.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00050.html vendor advisory
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=351103
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201408-16.xml vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00049.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2920 vendor advisory
https://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?revision=260157&view=revision

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-1733?
CVE-2014-1733 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-1733?
To fix CVE-2014-1733, 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-2014-1733 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-1733 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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