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CVE-2014-7941

The SelectionOwner::ProcessTarget function in ui/base/x/selection_owner.cc in the UI implementation in Google Chrome before 40.0.2214.91 uses an incorrect data type for a certain length value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via crafted X11 data.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-7941 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 7 products from chromium, from redhat, from redhat and 4 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2015, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2015-01-22T22:59:21.727

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	chromium	chromium	40.0.2214.110	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_desktop_supplementary	6.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_server_supplementary	6.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_server_supplementary_eus	6.6.z	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_workstation_supplementary	6.0	Yes
Application	google	chrome	≤ 40.0.2214.85	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	13.1	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	13.2	Yes

References

http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/01/stable-update.html ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00005.html ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0093.html ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/62383 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/62665 ([email protected])
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-13.xml ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72288 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031623 ([email protected])
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=428557 ([email protected])
https://codereview.chromium.org/697863002 ([email protected])
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/01/stable-update.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00005.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0093.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/62383 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/62665 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-13.xml (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72288 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031623 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=428557 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://codereview.chromium.org/697863002 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For chromium's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.