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CVE-2014-3170
extensions/common/url_pattern.cc in Google Chrome before 37.0.2062.94 does not prevent use of a '\0' character in a host name, which…
Medium6.4EPSS 1.8%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- Chrome
Description
extensions/common/url_pattern.cc in Google Chrome before 37.0.2062.94 does not prevent use of a '\0' character in a host name, which allows remote attackers to spoof the extension permission dialog by relying on truncation after this character.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.4 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.8% · top 22% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.4.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (11)
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2014/08/stable-channel-update_26.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 61482 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- GLSA-201408-16 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2014:1151 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 60268 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- google-chrome-cve20143170-spoofing(95470) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 1030767 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 69400 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- DSA-3039 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- https://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?revision=285492&view=revision (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://crbug.com/390624 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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