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Medium
CVE-2016-1688
The regexp (aka regular expression) implementation in Google V8 before...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90876
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00005.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035981
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3590
- https://crbug.com/604897
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/05/stable-channel-update_25.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2992-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00062.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1190
- https://codereview.chromium.org/1927003003
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-07
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00063.html
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
ubuntu linux, debian linux, leap, opensuse, enterprise linux desktop, enterprise linux server, enterprise linux workstation, linux enterprise, chrome, v8
Vulnerable Versions:
14.04, 15.10, 16.04, 8.0, 42.1, 13.2, 6.0, 12.0, 0
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 5th, 2016
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.