CVE-2014-3172 describes a vulnerability in Google Chrome versions prior to 37.0.2062.94, specifically within the Debugger extension API. This flaw allows remote attackers to bypass security restrictions by attaching to tabs with restricted URLs, such as chrome:// URLs, through a malicious extension. With a CVSS score of 6.4, this vulnerability is of medium severity, indicating potential for partial confidentiality and integrity impact with low attack complexity and no authentication required. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code, the vulnerability has received some community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness within the security community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 37.0.2062.93CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
37.0.2062.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:37.0.2062.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
37.0.2062.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:37.0.2062.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
37.0.2062.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:37.0.2062.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
37.0.2062.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:37.0.2062.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.