CVE-2014-1731

7.5 · HIGH

Published Apr 26, 2014 google CWE-843 EPSS 3.11% (87th pctl) AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Overview

CVE-2014-1731 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting google chrome. It was published on April 26, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical Description

core/html/HTMLSelectElement.cpp in the DOM implementation in Blink, 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 check renderer state upon a focus event, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors that leverage "type confusion" for SELECT elements.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from google. Update chrome to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
google	chrome	>= 0, < 34.0.1847.131	Affected

References

Ref archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-05/0128.html Ref archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-06/0174.html Ref archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-06/0175.html Ref googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2014/04/stable-channel-update_24.html Ref lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00049.html Ref lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00050.html Ref secunia.com/advisories/58301 Ref secunia.com/advisories/60372 Ref security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201408-16.xml Ref support.apple.com/kb/HT6254

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-1731?

CVE-2014-1731 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting google chrome. It was published on April 26, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2014-1731?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2014-1731?

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