# CVE-2014-7941: The SelectionOwner::ProcessTarget function in ui/base/x/selection\_owner.cc in the UI implementation in Google Chrome before 40.0.2214.91 use

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-01-22 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/62665
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/01/stable-update.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72288
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-13.xml
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=428557
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031623
- https://codereview.chromium.org/697863002
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00005.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0093.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62383

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