CVE Catalog

CVE-2014-1724

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A use-after-free vulnerability in Speech Dispatcher 0.7.1, used in Google Chrome before version 34.0.1847.116, allows remote attackers to cause application hang or potentially have unspecified other impact via a text-to-speech request.

Risk Assessment

An attacker may cause application downtime, affecting service availability. There is also a risk of other unspecified impacts that could affect system security.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Google Chrome to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability. Additionally, monitoring the system for unusual text-to-speech requests may help detect attack attempts.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Use-after-free vulnerability in Free(b)soft Laboratory Speech Dispatcher 0.7.1, as used in Google Chrome before 34.0.1847.116, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a text-to-speech request.

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