Vulnerability Description
The collator implementation in i18n/ucol.cpp in International Components for Unicode (ICU) 52 through SVN revision 293126, as used in Google Chrome before 40.0.2214.91, does not initialize memory for a data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted character sequence.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Chrome | <= 40.0.2214.85 | |
| Icu-Project | International Components For Unicode | <= 52.1 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0047.html
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/01/stable-update.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00005.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0093.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62383
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62575
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62665
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-13.xml
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2015-2367953.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72288
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031623
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2476-1
- https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/deps/icu/+/866ff696e9022a6000afbab516
- https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src.git/+/87feb77547781a22b31c423bc0d
FAQ
What is CVE-2014-7940?
CVE-2014-7940 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). The collator implementation in i18n/ucol.cpp in International Components for Unicode (ICU) 52 through SVN revision 293126, as used in Google Chrome before 40.0.2214.91, does not initialize memory for ...
How severe is CVE-2014-7940?
CVE-2014-7940 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2014-7940?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Google Chrome, Icu-Project International Components For Unicode.