Google Chrome 40.0.2214.85 ICU code

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A vulnerability has been found in Google Chrome 40.0.2214.85 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component ICU. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-17. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 01/21/2015 by Christian Holler (yangdingning) with Google as Stable Channel Update, January 2015 as confirmed release notes (Blog). It is possible to read the advisory at googlechromereleases.blogspot.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-7926 since 10/06/2014. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 83476 (Debian DLA-219-1 : icu security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 196023 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Icu Vulnerabilities (USN-2522-1)).

Upgrading to version 40.0.2214.0 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chrome.google.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The release notes contains the following remark:

This update includes 62 security fixes. Below, we highlight fixes that were contributed by external researchers.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (100297) and Tenable (83476). Additional details are provided at chromium.googlesource.com. The entries 68824, 68825, 68826 and 68828 are pretty similar.

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Nessus ID: 83476
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-219-1 : icu security update
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for icu FEDORA-2015-6087
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Upgrade: Chrome 40.0.2214.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: Stable Channel Update, January 2015
Researcher: Christian Holler (yangdingning)
Organization: Google
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-7926 (🔍)
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X-Force: 100297 - Google Chrome ICU code execution, Medium Risk
SecurityTracker: 1031623
Vulnerability Center: 53659 - Google Chrome before 40.0.2214.91 Remote DoS or Other Impact - CVE-2014-7926, High
SecurityFocus: 72288 - Google Chrome 40.0.2214.91 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
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Created: 01/27/2015 09:42
Updated: 03/05/2022 23:49
Changes: 01/27/2015 09:42 (79), 02/14/2018 09:56 (12), 03/05/2022 23:38 (3), 03/05/2022 23:49 (1)
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