The SelectionOwner::ProcessTarget function in ui/base/x/selection_owner.cc in the UI implementation in Google Chrome before 40.0.2214.91 uses an incorrect data type for a certain length value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via crafted X11 data.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-7791 The SelectionOwner::ProcessTarget function in ui/base/x/selection_owner.cc in the UI implementation in Google Chrome before 40.0.2214.91 uses an incorrect data type for a certain length value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via crafted X11 data.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T13:03:27.682Z

Reserved: 2014-10-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-7941

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2015-01-22T22:59:21.727

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2014-7941

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2015-01-21T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-7941 - Bugzilla

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