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CVE-2014-9646 Details

Description

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the GoogleChromeDistribution::DoPostUninstallOperations function in installer/util/google_chrome_distribution.cc in the uninstall-survey feature in Google Chrome before 40.0.2214.91 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program in the %SYSTEMDRIVE% directory, as demonstrated by program.exe, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-1205.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/01/stable-update.html CVEVendor Advisory
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=434964 CVE
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=449894 CVE
https://codereview.chromium.org/741993002 CVE
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-13.xml CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
google chrome
<= 40.0.2214.85

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-9646
NVD Published Date:
Jan 27, 2015
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]