CVE Catalog

CVE-2014-7906

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A use-after-free vulnerability in the Pepper plugins in Google Chrome before version 39.0.2171.65 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted Flash content that triggers an attempted PepperMediaDeviceManager access outside of the object's lifetime.

Risk Assessment

Attackers may exploit this vulnerability to disrupt browser functionality, potentially leading to service unavailability for users.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Google Chrome to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor systems for potential attack attempts.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Use-after-free vulnerability in the Pepper plugins in Google Chrome before 39.0.2171.65 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted Flash content that triggers an attempted PepperMediaDeviceManager access outside of the object's lifetime.

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