Advisory Details

April 11th, 2014

(Pwn2Own) Google Chrome Clipboard Sandbox Escape Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2014-1714
CVSS SCORE	6.8, AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS	Google
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Chrome
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Google Chrome. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handling of the Microsoft Windows Clipboard. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the broker process.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Google has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2014/03/stable-channel-update_14.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2014-03-13 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2014-04-11 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	VUPEN

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