Security readout for executives and security teams
This is an old Google Chrome font-handling flaw fixed before version 40.0.2214.91. A malicious remote input could crash the browser through memory corruption, and the public record says other impact was possible but unspecified. Exposure is most likely limited to legacy Chrome installations before 40.0.2214.91 or old distribution packages covered by the listed vendor advisories. Modern managed browsers should already be beyond the fixed release. Treat this as a legacy exposure cleanup item unless vulnerable browsers are still present. Prioritize remediation where old browsers access untrusted web content or remain on unmanaged endpoints. Mitigation focus: Update Google Chrome to 40.0.2214.91 or later.; Check Ubuntu, Gentoo, openSUSE, and Red Hat advisories for packaged browser updates.; Remove or isolate unsupported legacy browser installations..
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- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=416323CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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