CVE-2014-1730 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass access restrictions and read property values via type confusion in V8, requiring user interaction to visit a malicious site.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-1730?
CVE-2014-1730 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 26 Apr 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Google V8, as used in Google Chrome before 34.0.1847.131 on Windows and OS X and before 34.0.1847.132 on Linux, does not properly store internationalization metadata, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging "type confusion" and reading property values, related to i18n.js and runtime.cc.
Weakness: CWE-843
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-1730?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2014-1730?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2014-1730 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-1730 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-78jq-7m93-2fvg, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-1730.