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.
2015-01-22T22:59:21.727
2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Deferred
CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
10.0
2.9
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 | chrome | ≤ 40.0.2214.85 | Yes | |
Operating System | opensuse | opensuse | 13.1 | Yes |
Operating System | opensuse | opensuse | 13.2 | Yes |