CVE-2014-7940

Name: CVE-2014-7940
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2015-01-22T22:59:20.88+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 2.07%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2014-7940 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. The collator implementation in i18n/ucol.cpp in International Components for Unicode (ICU) 52 through SVN revision 293126, as used 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 a crafted character sequence.. EPSS estimates a 2.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

The collator implementation in i18n/ucol.cpp in International Components for Unicode (ICU) 52 through SVN revision 293126, as used 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 a crafted character sequence.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

2.07%

79.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Google	Chrome	<= 40.0.2214.85
Icu-Project	International Components For Unicode	<= 52.1

References

Timeline

Published: Jan 22, 2015
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-7940?

How severe is CVE-2014-7940?

Severity scoring for CVE-2014-7940 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 2.07% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2014-7940?

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Source: NVD / NIST