chromium-browser: Uninitialized memory read in Skia
Published Nov 19, 2014
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.62%
Description
effects/SkDashPathEffect.cpp in Skia, as used in Google Chrome before 39.0.2171.65, computes a hash key using uninitialized integer values, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service by rendering crafted data.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
chromium-browser-0:39.0.2171.65-2.el6_6
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1894
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
librsvg2
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
librsvg2
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
librsvg2
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | chromium-browser-0:39.0.2171.65-2.el6_6 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1894 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | librsvg2 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | librsvg2 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | librsvg2 | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the versions of librsvg2 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and 7.
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:N/I:N/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 | 1.62% (0.01618) | 75.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.62% (0.01618) | 72.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.66% (0.01660) | 80.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.69% (0.02687) | 76.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.66% (0.01660) | 80.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.95% (0.02951) | 91.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 1, 2024 | 2.95% (0.02951) | 90.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 15, 2024 | 3.33% (0.03330) | 91.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.92% (0.02918) | 89.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 78.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 77.12th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 56.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2014/11/stable-channel-update_18.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1894.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60194 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62608 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71167 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031241 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-7909 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1165660 Issue Tracking
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=391001 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98797 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7909
- https://skia.googlesource.com/skia/+/1c577cd3ee331944b9061ee0eec147b211ee563c x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-7909
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2014/11/stable-channel-update_18.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1894.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/60194 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/62608 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71167 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031241 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-7909 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1165660 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=391001 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98797 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7909 | ||
| https://skia.googlesource.com/skia/+/1c577cd3ee331944b9061ee0eec147b211ee563c | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-7909 |
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