CVE-2014-1723

7.5 · HIGH

Published Apr 9, 2014 google CWE-20 EPSS 1.37% (70th pctl) AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Overview

CVE-2014-1723 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting google chrome. It was published on April 9, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical Description

The UnescapeURLWithOffsetsImpl function in net/base/escape.cc in Google Chrome before 34.0.1847.116 does not properly handle bidirectional Internationalized Resource Identifiers (IRIs), which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof URLs via crafted use of right-to-left (RTL) Unicode text.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from google. Update chrome to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
google	chrome	0	Affected

References

Ref googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2014/04/stable-channel-update.html Ref lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00012.html Ref security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201408-16.xml Ref www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2905 Ref code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=337746 Ref src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?revision=254091&view=revision Ref googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2014/04/stable-channel-update.html Ref lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00012.html Ref security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201408-16.xml Ref www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2905

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-1723?

CVE-2014-1723 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting google chrome. It was published on April 9, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2014-1723?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2014-1723?

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