CVE-2014-3165

7.5 · HIGH

Published Aug 13, 2014 debian EPSS 1.66% (75th pctl) AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Overview

CVE-2014-3165 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting debian debian_linux. It was published on August 13, 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

Use-after-free vulnerability in modules/websockets/WorkerThreadableWebSocketChannel.cpp in the Web Sockets implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 36.0.1985.143, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors that trigger an unexpectedly long lifetime of a temporary object during method completion.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from debian. Update debian_linux 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/2014/08/stable-channel-update.html Ref secunia.com/advisories/59904 Ref secunia.com/advisories/60798 Ref security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201408-16.xml Ref www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3039 Ref www.securityfocus.com/bid/69201 Ref www.securitytracker.com/id/1030732 Ref code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=390174 Ref exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95247 Ref src.chromium.org/viewvc/blink?revision=177359&view=revision

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-3165?

CVE-2014-3165 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting debian debian_linux. It was published on August 13, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2014-3165?

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-2014-3165?

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