Google Chrome 40.0.2214.85 DOM code

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Google Chrome 40.0.2214.85. Impacted is an unknown function of the component DOM. The manipulation results in Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2014-7929. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Google Chrome 40.0.2214.85 (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component DOM. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-17. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 01/21/2015 by Christian Holler (Cloudfuzzer) with Google as Stable Channel Update, January 2015 as confirmed release notes (Blog). The advisory is shared for download at googlechromereleases.blogspot.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-7929 since 10/06/2014. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 80898 (FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (e30e0c99-a1b7-11e4-b85c-00262d5ed8ee)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 167652 (OpenSuSE Security Update for chromium (openSUSE-SU-2015:0441-1)).

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 (100302), Tenable (80898), SecurityFocus (BID 72288†), Secunia (SA62575†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1031623†). Further details are available at chromium.googlesource.com. The entries VDB-68824, VDB-68825, VDB-68826 and VDB-68827 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Code
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Nessus ID: 80898
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (e30e0c99-a1b7-11e4-b85c-00262d5ed8ee)
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OpenVAS ID: 803400
OpenVAS Name: Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities -02 Jan15 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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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 (Cloudfuzzer)
Organization: Google
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-7929 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-7929
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68832
X-Force: 100302 - Google Chrome DOM code execution, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 72288 - Google Chrome 40.0.2214.91 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 62575 - Ubuntu update for oxide-qt, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1031623 - Google Chrome Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 48199 - Google Chrome before 40.0.2214.91 Remote DoS or Other Impact - CVE-2014-7929, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/27/2015 09:42
Updated: 03/06/2022 01:29
Changes: 01/27/2015 09:42 (82), 06/18/2017 09:26 (12), 03/06/2022 01:21 (3), 03/06/2022 01:29 (1)
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