CVE Catalog

CVE-2014-1703

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A use-after-free vulnerability in the WebSocketDispatcherHost::SendOrDrop function in the Web Sockets implementation in Google Chrome before version 33.0.1750.149 may allow remote attackers to bypass the sandbox protection mechanism by leveraging an incorrect deletion in a certain failure case.

Risk Assessment

Attackers may exploit this vulnerability to carry out attacks that could lead to unauthorized access to the system or user data.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Google Chrome to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and strengthen protection mechanisms.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Use-after-free vulnerability in the WebSocketDispatcherHost::SendOrDrop function in content/browser/renderer_host/websocket_dispatcher_host.cc in the Web Sockets implementation in Google Chrome before 33.0.1750.149 might allow remote attackers to bypass the sandbox protection mechanism by leveraging an incorrect deletion in a certain failure case.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS