v8: multiple buffer overflows in runtime.cc
Published Dec 7, 2013
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.95%
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in runtime.cc in Google V8 before 3.22.24.7, as used in Google Chrome before 31.0.1650.63, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors that trigger a large typed array, related to the (1) Runtime_TypedArrayInitialize and (2) Runtime_TypedArrayInitializeFromArrayLike functions.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 31.0.1650.62
- 31.0.1650.0
- 31.0.1650.2
- 31.0.1650.3
- 31.0.1650.4
- 31.0.1650.5
- 31.0.1650.6
- 31.0.1650.7
- 31.0.1650.8
- 31.0.1650.9
- 31.0.1650.10
- 31.0.1650.11
- 31.0.1650.12
- 31.0.1650.13
- 31.0.1650.14
- 31.0.1650.15
- 31.0.1650.16
- 31.0.1650.17
- 31.0.1650.18
- 31.0.1650.19
- 31.0.1650.20
- 31.0.1650.22
- 31.0.1650.23
- 31.0.1650.25
- 31.0.1650.26
- 31.0.1650.27
- 31.0.1650.28
- 31.0.1650.29
- 31.0.1650.30
- 31.0.1650.31
- 31.0.1650.32
- 31.0.1650.33
- 31.0.1650.34
- 31.0.1650.35
- 31.0.1650.36
- 31.0.1650.37
- 31.0.1650.38
- 31.0.1650.39
- 31.0.1650.41
- 31.0.1650.42
- 31.0.1650.43
- 31.0.1650.44
- 31.0.1650.45
- 31.0.1650.46
- 31.0.1650.47
- 31.0.1650.48
- 31.0.1650.49
- 31.0.1650.50
- 31.0.1650.51
- 31.0.1650.52
- 31.0.1650.53
- 31.0.1650.54
- 31.0.1650.55
- 31.0.1650.57
- 31.0.1650.58
- 31.0.1650.59
- 31.0.1650.60
- 31.0.1650.61
- ≤ 3.22.24
- 3.22.0
- 3.22.1
- 3.22.2
- 3.22.3
- 3.22.4
- 3.22.5
- 3.22.6
- 3.22.7
- 3.22.8
- 3.22.9
- 3.22.10
- 3.22.11
- 3.22.12
- 3.22.13
- 3.22.14
- 3.22.15
- 3.22.16
- 3.22.17
- 3.22.18
- 3.22.19
- 3.22.20
- 3.22.21
- 3.22.22
- 3.22.23
No data.
CloudForms Management Engine 5
ruby193-v8
Not affected
OpenShift Enterprise 1
ruby193-v8
Not affected
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2
v8
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3
ruby193-v8
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3
v8
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4
ruby193-v8
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4
v8
Not affected
Red Hat Satellite 6
v8
Not affected
Red Hat Software Collections
v8314-v8
Not affected
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager
ruby193-v8
Not affected
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager
v8
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| CloudForms Management Engine 5 | ruby193-v8 | Not affected | n/a |
| OpenShift Enterprise 1 | ruby193-v8 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | v8 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3 | ruby193-v8 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3 | v8 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4 | ruby193-v8 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4 | v8 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | v8 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | v8314-v8 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager | ruby193-v8 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager | v8 | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not Vulnerable. This issue only affects versions of v8 that support typed arrays. This issue does not affect the versions of v8 as shipped with various Red Hat products.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.95% (0.01949) | 79.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.95% (0.01949) | 77.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.07% (0.04074) | 87.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 8.43% (0.08431) | 86.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.60% (0.03602) | 86.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.20% (0.02196) | 89.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 19, 2023 | 2.20% (0.02196) | 87.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 2, 2023 | 2.58% (0.02578) | 88.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.56% (0.02561) | 88.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 84.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 67.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (18)
- http://code.google.com/p/v8/source/detail?r=17800 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2013/12/stable-channel-update.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00090.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00096.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00122.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00124.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00042.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00063.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56216 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56217 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2811 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mail-archive.com/v8-dev%40googlegroups.com/msg79646.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029442 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6638 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1039887 Issue Tracking
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=319722 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6638
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-6638
Change history (0)
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