Use After Free Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <0:40.0.2214.91-1.el6_6


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.61% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-CHROMIUMBROWSER-2112093
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed21 Jan 2015

Introduced: 21 Jan 2015

CVE-2014-7937  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 chromium-browser to version 0:40.0.2214.91-1.el6_6 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream chromium-browser package and not the chromium-browser package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

Multiple off-by-one errors in libavcodec/vorbisdec.c in FFmpeg before 2.4.2, as used in Google Chrome before 40.0.2214.91, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted Vorbis I data.

CVSS Scores

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