--- title: "CVE-2014-3188\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3188?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2014-3188 Publication date 8 October 2014 Last updated 24 July 2024 --- Ubuntu priority **Medium** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) Toggle side navigation ## 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. [Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3188?format=md#notes) ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | chromium-browser | 18.10 cosmic | Fixed 38.0.2125.111-0ubuntu1.1103 | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 38.0.2125.111-0ubuntu1.1103 | | 17.10 artful | Fixed 38.0.2125.111-0ubuntu1.1103 | | 17.04 zesty | Fixed 38.0.2125.111-0ubuntu1.1103 | | 16.10 yakkety | Fixed 38.0.2125.111-0ubuntu1.1103 | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 38.0.2125.111-0ubuntu1.1103 | | 15.10 wily | Fixed 38.0.2125.111-0ubuntu1.1103 | | 15.04 vivid | Fixed 38.0.2125.111-0ubuntu1.1103 | | 14.10 utopic | Fixed 38.0.2125.111-0ubuntu0.14.10.1.1103 | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 38.0.2125.111-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1061 | | 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life | | libv8 | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 17.10 artful | Not in release | | 17.04 zesty | Not in release | | 16.10 yakkety | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 15.10 wily | Not in release | | 15.04 vivid | Not in release | | 14.10 utopic | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life | | libv8-3.14 | 18.10 cosmic | Ignored end of life | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored end of standard support | | 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life | | 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life | | 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support | | 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life | | 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life | | 14.10 utopic | Ignored end of life | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release | | oxide-qt | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 17.10 artful | Fixed 1.2.5-0ubuntu1 | | 17.04 zesty | Fixed 1.2.5-0ubuntu1 | | 16.10 yakkety | Fixed 1.2.5-0ubuntu1 | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 1.2.5-0ubuntu1 | | 15.10 wily | Fixed 1.2.5-0ubuntu1 | | 15.04 vivid | Fixed 1.2.5-0ubuntu1 | | 14.10 utopic | Fixed 1.2.5-0ubuntu1 | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 1.2.5-0ubuntu0.14.10.1 | | 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) ## Notes --- ### [seth-arnold](https://launchpad.net/~seth-arnold) I didn't find a json-parser.h or ParseJsonObject via codesearch --- ### [mikesalvatore](https://launchpad.net/~mikesalvatore) The Ubuntu Security Team does not support libv8 ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-3188) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3188) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-3188) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-3188) ### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) + [USN-2345-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-2345-1) + Oxide vulnerabilities + 14 October 2014 ### Other references * * * * *