CVE-2014-3157

7.5 · HIGH

Published Jun 11, 2014 google CWE-119 EPSS 1.76% (76th pctl) AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Overview

CVE-2014-3157 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting google chrome. It was published on June 11, 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

Heap-based buffer overflow in the FFmpegVideoDecoder::GetVideoBuffer function in media/filters/ffmpeg_video_decoder.cc in Google Chrome before 35.0.1916.153 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging VideoFrame data structures that are too small for proper interaction with an underlying FFmpeg library.

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	Affected

References

Ref googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2014/06/stable-channel-update.html Ref secunia.com/advisories/58585 Ref secunia.com/advisories/59090 Ref secunia.com/advisories/60061 Ref secunia.com/advisories/60372 Ref security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201408-16.xml Ref www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2959 Ref www.securityfocus.com/bid/67972 Ref code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=368980 Ref src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?revision=268831&view=revision

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-3157?

CVE-2014-3157 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting google chrome. It was published on June 11, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2014-3157?

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-2014-3157?

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