Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 22, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-7942
CVE-2014-7942
Description
The Fonts implementation 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 unknown vectors.
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Affected products
12cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop_supplementary:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop_supplementary:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation_supplementary:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_supplementary:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_supplementary_eus:6.6.z:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
11- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/01/stable-update.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00005.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0093.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/62383nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/62575nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/62665nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-13.xmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/72288nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1031623nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2476-1nvd
- code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detailnvd
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