Security Advisory

CVE-2014-7941

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Vulnerability Description

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.
Published Date January 22, 2015
Official Source NIST NVD Advisory