CVE-2014-3198 (GCVE-0-2014-3198)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-10-08 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 10:35
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
5 references
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|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1626.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://crbug.com/415307 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70273 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2014/10/… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://codereview.chromium.org/560133004 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Date Public
2014-10-07 00:00
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