CVE-2014-7944

CVE-2014-7944 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the PDFium library, specifically within the sycc422_to_rgb function, affecting Google Chrome versions prior to 40.0.2214.91. This flaw arises from improper handling of odd image widths in crafted PDF documents, leading to an out-of-bounds read. With a CVSS score of 5.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P), it represents a medium-severity issue that can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, resulting in a denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.