CVE-2014-7928

Description

hydrogen.cc in Google V8, as used Google Chrome before 40.0.2214.91, does not properly handle arrays with holes, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JavaScript code that triggers an array copy.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.16% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/62665 third party advisory
https://codereview.chromium.org/737383002
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/01/stable-update.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/62575 third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2476-1 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72288 vdb entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-13.xml vendor advisory
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=435073
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031623 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00005.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0093.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62383 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-7928?
CVE-2014-7928 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-7928?
To fix CVE-2014-7928, 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-2014-7928 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-7928 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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