CVE-2014-3165
Use-after-free vulnerability in modules/websockets/WorkerThreadableWebSocketChannel.cpp in the...
CVE-2014-3165 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Google Chrome, published August 13, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.72%, the 77th percentile. Fixed in chromium-browser 37.0.2062.94-0ubuntu0.14.04.1~pkg1042.
- Severity
- 7.5 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 1.72%EPSS, 77th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
37.0.2062.94-0ubuntu0.14.04.1~pkg1042chromium-browser +5 more
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in modules/websockets/WorkerThreadableWebSocketChannel.cpp in the Web Sockets implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 36.0.1985.143, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors that trigger an unexpectedly long lifetime of a temporary object during method completion.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
chromium-browserDebian:7 From an advisory covering 17 CVEs | before 37.0.2062.120-1~deb7u1, plus listed versions 26.0.1410.43-127.0.1453.110-127.0.1453.110-1~deb7u127.0.1453.110-227.0.1453.93-1 Show 45 moreShow less27.0.1453.93-1~deb7u128.0.1500.71-128.0.1500.71-1~deb7u128.0.1500.71-228.0.1500.95-128.0.1500.95-1~deb7u128.0.1500.95-228.0.1500.95-329.0.1547.57-129.0.1547.57-1~deb7u129.0.1547.57-229.0.1547.57-329.0.1547.57-3+exp130.0.1599.101-130.0.1599.101-1~deb7u130.0.1599.101-230.0.1599.101-331.0.1650.57-131.0.1650.57-1~deb7u131.0.1650.63-131.0.1650.63-1~deb7u132.0.1700.123-132.0.1700.123-1~deb7u132.0.1700.123-232.0.1700.123-332.0.1700.123-433.0.1750.152-133.0.1750.152-1~deb7u134.0.1847.116-134.0.1847.116-1~deb7u134.0.1847.116-234.0.1847.132-134.0.1847.132-1~deb7u134.0.1847.137-134.0.1847.137-1~deb7u135.0.1916.114-135.0.1916.114-1~deb7u135.0.1916.114-1~deb7u235.0.1916.114-235.0.1916.153-135.0.1916.153-1~deb7u135.0.1916.153-235.0.1916.86-135.0.1916.99-136.0.1985.103-1 | 37.0.2062.120-1~deb7u1 |
chromium-browserUbuntu:14.04:LTS | before 37.0.2062.94-0ubuntu0.14.04.1~pkg1042, plus listed versions 29.0.1547.65-0ubuntu231.0.1650.63-0ubuntu1~20131204.132.0.1700.107-0ubuntu1~20140204.977.133.0.1750.152-0ubuntu1~pkg995.134.0.1847.116-0ubuntu236.0.1985.125-0ubuntu1.14.04.0~pkg1029 | 37.0.2062.94-0ubuntu0.14.04.1~pkg1042 |
oxide-qtUbuntu:14.04:LTS | before 1.0.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, plus listed versions 1.0.0~bzr437-0ubuntu11.0.0~bzr452-0ubuntu11.0.0~bzr475-0ubuntu11.0.0~bzr490-0ubuntu11.0.0~bzr501-0ubuntu11.0.0~bzr501-0ubuntu21.0.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | 1.0.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
oxide-qtUbuntu:14.04:LTS From an advisory covering 3 CVEs | before 1.0.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, plus listed versions 1.0.0~bzr437-0ubuntu11.0.0~bzr452-0ubuntu11.0.0~bzr475-0ubuntu11.0.0~bzr490-0ubuntu11.0.0~bzr501-0ubuntu11.0.0~bzr501-0ubuntu21.0.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | 1.0.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 719 CVEs | before 55.0.2883.75-3.1 | 55.0.2883.75-3.1 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 2310 CVEs | before 113.0.5672.92-1.1 | 113.0.5672.92-1.1 |
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Use-after-free vulnerability in modules/websockets/WorkerThreadableWebSocketChannel.cpp in the Web Sockets implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 36.0.1985.143, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors that trigger an unexpectedly long lifetime of a temporary object during method completion.
- Record
CVE-2014-3165- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
Use-after-free vulnerability in modules/websockets/WorkerThreadableWebSocketChannel.cpp in the Web Sockets implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 36.0.1985.143, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors that trigger an unexpectedly long lifetime of a temporary object during method completion.
- Record
CVE-2014-3165- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-3183No score
Use-after-free vulnerability in modules/websockets/WorkerThreadableWebSocketChannel.cpp in the Web Sockets implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 36.0.1985.143, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors that trigger an unexpectedly long lifetime of a temporary object during method completion.
- Record
EUVD-2014-3183- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3xpw-hcmm-3jhvNo score
Use-after-free vulnerability in modules/websockets/WorkerThreadableWebSocketChannel.cpp in the...
Use-after-free vulnerability in modules/websockets/WorkerThreadableWebSocketChannel.cpp in the Web Sockets implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 36.0.1985.143, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors that trigger an unexpectedly long lifetime of a temporary object during method completion.
- Record
GHSA-3xpw-hcmm-3jhv- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10171-1No score
chromedriver-55.0.2883.75-3.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the chromedriver-55.0.2883.75-3.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10171-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1No score
ungoogled-chromium-113.0.5672.92-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the ungoogled-chromium-113.0.5672.92-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-3165No score
Use-after-free vulnerability in modules/websockets/WorkerThreadableWebSocketChannel.cpp in the Web Sockets implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 36.0.1985.143, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors that trigger an unexpectedly long lifetime of a temporary object during method completion.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3165- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-2320-1No score
oxide-qt vulnerabilities
A use-after-free was discovered in the websockets implementation in Blink. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via renderer crash. (CVE-2014-3165)
An issue was discovered in the Public Key Pinning implementation in Chromium. An attacker could potentially exploit this to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2014-3166)
Multiple security issues were discovered in Chromium. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service via application crash or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2014-3167)
- Record
USN-2320-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
secunia.com/advisories/59904
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95247
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201408-16.xml
code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=390174
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2014/08/stable-channel-update.html
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debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3039
src.chromium.org/viewvc/blink?revision=177359&view=revision
securityfocus.com/bid/69201
securitytracker.com/id/1030732
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3165
github.com/advisories/GHSA-3xpw-hcmm-3jhv
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3165
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3165
launchpad.net/bugs/1356372
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3015
Left out here: 11 versions and 2,150 references. The JSON record has them.