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CVE-2016-1688

The regexp (aka regular expression) implementation in Google V8 before 5.0.71.40, as used in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.63, mishandles external string sizes, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via crafted JavaScript code.

Published

2016-06-05T23:59:17.540

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 6.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-119
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 14.04 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 15.10 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 16.04 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 8.0 Yes
Operating System opensuse leap 42.1 Yes
Operating System opensuse opensuse 13.2 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 6.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_server 6.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 6.0 Yes
Operating System suse linux_enterprise 12.0 Yes
Application google chrome ≤ 50.0.2661.102 Yes
Application google v8 ≤ 5.0.71 Yes
References