CVE-2014-3196 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

base/memory/shared_memory_win.cc in Google Chrome before 38.0.2125.101 on Windows does not properly implement read-only restrictions on shared memory, which allows attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2014-10-08

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2014-3214	base/memory/shared_memory_win.cc in Google Chrome before 38.0.2125.101 on Windows does not properly implement read-only restrictions on shared memory, which allows attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism via unspecified vectors.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00228.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2014/10/stable-channel-update.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70273
https://crbug.com/338538
https://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?revision=285195&view=revision
https://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?revision=288152&view=revision

History

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Subscriptions

Google Chrome

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published: 2014-10-08T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T10:35:56.968Z

Reserved: 2014-05-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-3196

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-10-08T10:55:06.643

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-3196

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-264

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