CVE-2014-1730

Description

Google V8, as used in Google Chrome before 34.0.1847.131 on Windows and OS X and before 34.0.1847.132 on Linux, does not properly store internationalization metadata, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging "type confusion" and reading property values, related to i18n.js and runtime.cc.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.67% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/58301 third party advisory
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2014/04/stable-channel-update_24.html
https://code.google.com/p/v8/source/detail?r=20388
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00050.html vendor advisory
https://code.google.com/p/v8/source/detail?r=20593
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201408-16.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/60372 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00049.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2920 vendor advisory
https://code.google.com/p/v8/source/detail?r=20375
https://code.google.com/p/v8/source/detail?r=20595
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=354967
https://code.google.com/p/v8/source/detail?r=20377

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-1730?
CVE-2014-1730 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-1730?
To fix CVE-2014-1730, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-1730 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-1730 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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