CVE-2014-7940
HighSummary
The collator implementation in International Components for Unicode (ICU) version 52 through SVN revision 293126, used in Google Chrome before version 40.0.2214.91, does not initialize memory for a data structure. This may allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or potentially have unspecified other impact via a crafted character sequence.
Risk Assessment
Organizations may be exposed to attacks that lead to denial of service, disrupting the availability of applications and services. Additionally, there is a risk of unspecified impacts that could affect system security.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update Google Chrome to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability. Also, monitor systems for suspicious activity related to the use of older versions of the browser.
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Original NVD description (English source)
The collator implementation in i18n/ucol.cpp in International Components for Unicode (ICU) 52 through SVN revision 293126, as used in Google Chrome before 40.0.2214.91, does not initialize memory for a data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted character sequence.