CVE-2014-3198 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Google Chrome

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCWE-125 — Out-of-bounds ReadCWE-416 — Use After Free7 documents6 sources
Severity
5.0MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.8%
top 25.38%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
5
Google ChromeRedhat Enterprise Linux Desktop SupplementaryRedhat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary+2 more
Timeline
PublishedOct 8
Latest updateMay 2

Description

The Instance::HandleInputEvent function in pdf/instance.cc in the PDFium component in Google Chrome before 38.0.2125.101 interprets a certain -1 value as an index instead of a no-visible-page error code, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via unspecified vectors.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/C:N/I:N/A:PExploitability: 10.0 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶NVDgoogle/chrome38.0.2125.7

Also affects: Enterprise Linux 6.0, 6.6.z

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-rwv6-475g-6grg: The Instance::HandleInputEvent function in pdf/instance↗2022-05-17
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CVEList
CVE-2014-3198: The Instance::HandleInputEvent function in pdf/instance↗2014-10-08
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OSV
CVE-2014-3198: The Instance::HandleInputEvent function in pdf/instance↗2014-10-08
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
kernel: mptcp: use the workqueue to destroy unaccepted sockets↗2025-05-02
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Red Hat
chromium: OOB reads in PDFium fixed in Chrome 38.0.2125.101↗2014-10-07
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2014-3189 CVE-2014-3198 chromium: OOB reads in PDFium fixed in Chrome 38.0.2125.101↗2014-10-10
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CVE-2014-3198 — Google Chrome vulnerability | cvebase