v8: IPC and v8 issue fixed in Google Chrome 38.0.2125.101
Published Oct 8, 2014
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.00%
Description
Google Chrome before 38.0.2125.101 and Chrome OS before 38.0.2125.101 do not properly handle the interaction of IPC and Google V8, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving JSON data, related to improper parsing of an escaped index by ParseJsonObject in json-parser.h.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 3
No data.
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
chromium-browser-0:38.0.2125.101-2.el6_6
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1626
CloudForms Management Engine 5
ruby193-v8
Will not fix
OpenShift Enterprise 1
ruby193-v8
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse)
v8
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2
v8
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4
ruby193-v8
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4
v8
Will not fix
Red Hat Satellite 6
v8
Not affected
Red Hat Software Collections
v8314-v8
Will not fix
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager
ruby193-v8
Will not fix
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager
v8
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | chromium-browser-0:38.0.2125.101-2.el6_6 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1626 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5 | ruby193-v8 | Will not fix | n/a |
| OpenShift Enterprise 1 | ruby193-v8 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse) | v8 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | v8 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4 | ruby193-v8 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4 | v8 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | v8 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | v8314-v8 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager | ruby193-v8 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager | v8 | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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:C/I:C/A:C
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 2, 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 2, 2026 | 6.00% (0.05999) | 93.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.95% (0.05950) | 92.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.58% (0.03581) | 86.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.29% (0.05294) | 83.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.58% (0.03581) | 86.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 4.18% (0.04177) | 92.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 6, 2024 | 4.18% (0.04177) | 92.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 2.99% (0.02991) | 89.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.76% (0.02756) | 88.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.52% (0.06523) | 91.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.52% (0.06523) | 90.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.52% (0.06523) | 78.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2014/10/stable-channel-update-for-chrome-os.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2014/10/stable-channel-update.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1626.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3188 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1150848 Issue Tracking
- https://code.google.com/p/v8/source/detail?r=24125 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://crbug.com/416449 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3188
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3188
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2014/10/stable-channel-update-for-chrome-os.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2014/10/stable-channel-update.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1626.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3188 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1150848 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://code.google.com/p/v8/source/detail?r=24125 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://crbug.com/416449 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3188 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3188 |
Change history (0)
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